Peter Wise: Lieutenant Genevieve
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Peter wise is lead singer, guitar player, and pianist of the Peter Wise Trio. He is
a jazz study major at New York University. His beautiful lyrics and clean guitar
sound is developing a following in New York city as we speak. Check out at
peterwisemusic.com for more information!
Lieutenant Genevieve
Lyrics:They interviewed Genevieve
When he came back from the war,
And he told them of his travels there
The experiences he endured.
He told them ‘bout the questioning,
How they tried to break him down.
What he clung to was his love for life,
The shining light that breaks through the clouds
And they knew him in his hometown
But never expected radical belief.
Well, he didn’t need a physical place
Home was always in his reach.
And few understood him,
Few thought the way he thought
But he didn’t need them anyway,
He had God to lead them on.
Chorus: And he walks on
Marching to the beat of a different song.
He journeys on
Faith and Love they guide his steps along.
Verse: When Genevieve was born,
They put a crown upon his head.
They put gold shoes on his feet
And a silk robe on his back.
But the gifts they gave him,
They weren’t meant to please his spoils.
They put faith in the gifts they gave,
Expecting him to lead them home
Now Genevieve was no saint
He had his doubts along the way.
He questioned the path he walked
And he wondered if he knew the way.
But with every step that he took,
Every action that he made,
His followers would cheer him on,
And they to would find the way.
And he walks on
Marching to the beat of a different song.
He journeys on
Faith and Love they guide his steps along.
Peter Wise
Website for musician:http://peterwisemusic.com/
Yooo – totally feeling the chorus. Journey on, brother!
JOURNEY ON!
Peter, so glad to hear this song. Beautiful layers of meaning in the words and music. Thank you!
Sweet Peter! lots of nice unexpected turns in the tune, yet lovely to follow. Best part, I feel good listening to it! I think we all have those doubt about our Journey, but faith just keeps us moving on!
thanks
Pete
Sweet Peter, indeed! Your beautiful song was just what I needed to hear today!
So what if we march on to the beat of a different song…as long as faith and love lead the way? We are always all-one with our Father-Mother God! Never “alone”! Thank you…and much love to you.
Sweet song! Especially love the chorus and the guitar tone. Just a really fresh song all around! Thanks for sharing here Peter, and thanks for telling about the experience(s) that inspired you to write this! :-)
Great effort Peter.
Beautiful
Thank you Peter!
Aw man, this is so great. Thank you for listening to God. (I love verse two; it reminded me of the Prodigal Son story, although it sounds like there was a different inspiration behind the lyrics.)
Also – the music is gorgeous!! Jazz is exquisite, and this is so soulful and light. Thank you for sharing this with us!