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Nanci Griffith – From A Distance lyrics
(By Julie Gold)

From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace
It's the voice of every man

From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases
No hungry mouths to feed

From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of home, playing songs of peace
They're the songs of every man
God is watching us, God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance

From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance I can't comprehend
What all this war is for

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
It's the heart of every man

It's the hope of hopes, It's the love of loves
It's the song of every man
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Songwriters: JULIE GOLD
From A Distance lyrics © Sentric Music, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    This song is suggesting that God is too far away to see what is actually happening here on earth.

    Some performers have turned it into a religious anthem, but actually it's a pretty nihilistic interpretation of why bad things happen in our world - God is too far away, 'from a distance', to be able to see what is really going on.
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      This song is suggesting that God is too far away to see what is actually happening here on earth.... Read more →

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