"The Nomad" genre: Alternative General
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	"The Nomad" is a remake of one of our oldest songs from way back in early high school.
	CD: Visions, Dreams, and Nightmares   Label: The Bedside Credits: Theron S. Welch, Matthew Reiss, David Dault
	Story Behind the Song Back in the old days of FT, we came up with tunes by playing around on the synthesizer. We barely could play it, but we occasionally would come up with catchy, simple tunes. We wrote the lyrics spontaneously. As soon as there were the basic building blocks for a song, we'd improvise the rest. This is a remake of one such improvised song. In this recording, we layered the new instruments and vocals on top of the original, thus preserving all the notes and rhythms. On a serious note, the song explores the ability of music to preserve ones cultural heritage. This was just a fun and random way to end the album. Lyrics Keep the beat Keep it loud and strong For you, my son, Are going home Keep the beat in foreign lands And keep the beat in friendly (burly) hands Keep the beat In guitars and drums Keep the beat in song, my son To you I give this precious gift And with it may your spirits lift The people all around the world See musics flag unfurled

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