The Wild Fields

by Brent Kirby

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"The Wild Fields" was written by Brent Kirby for a Ukrainian war benefit at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH on April 6, 2022. The title of the song is taken from the Donets river area in Eastern Ukraine. This area has been disputed territory for centuries. The lyrics reflect some of the early media images of the conflict. A Ukrainian woman shoving sunflower seeds into the pockets of Russian soldiers, women and children fleeing the country on trains, a holocaust survivor being killed, along with President Zelensky's words.

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Just yesterday, they were walking home from school
Sitting out in streets, crowded in vestibules
Something here doesn’t feel right
Might not sleep tonight
Taking women and children to the trains
woke out of a dream, by sirens blast
Gotta get to cover, get there fast
Things old, seem to not be sacred
With bombs that are meant to break it
Hey America, are you listening
Hey America, are you watching
Put sunflower seeds in your pockets
So they bloom when you lie down
Spring will soon be coming
They’ll be blooming all around, in The Wild Fields
They said to never forget, we said we’d never forget
I can’t imagine having to feel it all, over again
Turns to the sun, follows it down
And we’re ready for the things that are coming our way
Hey America, are you listening
Hey America, are you watching
Put sunflower seeds in your pockets
So they bloom when you lie down
Spring will soon be coming
They’ll be blooming all around, in The Wild Fields
we will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, on the streets
Hey America, are you listening
Hey America, are you watching
Put sunflower seeds in your pockets
So they bloom when you lie down
Spring will soon be coming
They’ll be blooming all around, in The Wild Fields
©℗ 2022 All Rights Reserved Harvest Town Music (ASCAP)

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released December 1, 2023
Brent Kirby- vocal, piano
Engineered and mixed by David Kennedy
Written by Brent Kirby
Produced by David Kennedy & Brent Kirby
Recorded live at Tri-C's Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
Mastered by Adam Boose at Cauliflower Audio
©℗ 2022 All Rights Reserved Harvest Town Music (ASCAP)

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Brent Kirby Cleveland, Ohio

www.brentkirby.com

Brent Kirby is a songwriter from Cleveland, OH and in addition to his solo material, he plays with Jack Fords, Ohio City Singers, Doug McKean & The Stuntmen, and The New Soft Shoe, a Gram Parsons cover band. Kirby has been awarded Best Musician, Best Folk, Best Rock Band, and other nominations from the Cleveland Scene and Cleveland magazine. ... more

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