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The Back Forty of a Human Heart
| "The Back Forty of a Human Heart" | ||
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| Song by Jason Cropper | ||
| Writer(s) | Jason Cropper | |
"The Back Forty of a Human Heart" is a song written by Jason Cropper.
Overview
On May 28, 2020, Cropper performed the song publicly for the first time during a "Golden Hour" stream for his Facebook and Instagram followers. Cropper added that he wrote the song about "shining a light on the shadow."
Lyrics
Well, please help me search this back forty of mine
It's flooding with fear and anxiety
Searching for signs of hope in the darkness
I need a real love to inspire me
My joy may have drowned last night outside of town
In a dark storm, blowing through my own heart
And it feels like my soul has gone down a dark hole
To a loneliness there from the start
But I need to feel useful; I refuse to quit
Though the thought may occur to me a little bit
Such as: what are we doing here? Why are we born?
What the heck's all this suffering for?
What are we doing here, the whole human race?
Can we overcome fear and stand up to anger
Heal the sadness and outsmart the hate?
Somehow coming to grace
You see, love rides with gangsters
They rule every heart
And joy is love's only true alibi
If witness protection is where I must hide
Whatever it takes, just survive
Show me a way to get through the darkness
I'm coming home to light your smile
I need a safe shelter to open this heart
From the cold hatred along these last miles
And I need to feel useful; I refuse to quit
Though the thought may occur to me a little bit
What are we doing here, the whole human race?
Can we overcome fear and stand up to anger
Heal the sadness, outsmart the hate,
Somehow coming to grace
Put a smile on a young child's face
'Cause that's why we came down to this place
Well, please help me search this back forty of mine
For the life shining through love's sweet home
