Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.823565
By Natalie Merchant. By Natalie Merchant. Arranged by SRS Music. Pop. Score. 6 pages. SRS Music #5771807. Published by SRS Music (A0.823565).
Natalie Merchant's title cut from the 2001 album of the same name, which was dedicated to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Although the songs were not inspired by the attacks, which occurred shortly after the album's release, there was a prescience in their lyrics, and especially in this song. In Merchant's words, it expresses a craving we all share now for the world we took for granted and lost. The words could now be seen as taking on a new relevance to life during a pandemic, and a plea to keep us safe: Motherland cradle me, close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep, keep me safe, lie with me, stay beside me, don’t go. This arrangement is written as a piano solo for Intermediate to Advanced players, but would also work well as an accompaniment to a vocalist.
