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Get On That Train

from Into the Great Unknown by Bradford Loomis

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    Into the Great Unknown takes Bradford’s trademark soulful Roots/Americana sound and digs deep to an uncharted depth. He crafts passionately hopeful melodies to carry you through the gritty conditions of Southern slavery in Get on That Train. Stampede uses a haunting refrain and soaring strings to paint desperately beautiful imagery. See You On the Other Side and Dead Man’s Dance employ powerful intricate melodies that will get your feet stomping.
    In depth, breadth, feel and composition, Into the Great Unknown is a bolder more daring leap for this songwriter whose original debut was just a foreshadow of his extraordinary talent.

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The suns still rising in the summer sky, but I’ll be sweating in this field till the day that I die
They done tore my flesh down to my bones, took my brother right from our home
And worked my poor little mama into the ground

Moses said let my people go, but I ain’t seen nothing to give me hope, oh no
All of God’s children in a foreign land, Pharaoh ruling with an iron hand
And there ain’t no freedom that can be found

Did you ever hear that thunderin’ sound, did you ever hear that thunderin’ sound
Did you ever hear that thunderin’ sound, means the train is coming to take you home


Did you ever hear that whistle blow, like a trumpet sound calling you to go
You ain’t gonna follow the river shore or set out underneath the drinking gourd
Your chariot awaits you better get on board


It was then I heard it clear as day, it was then I heard him callin’ my name
It was then I heard ol’ St. Peter callin’ my name, I’m gonna get on that train to the promised land

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© 2010 Bradford Loomis

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from Into the Great Unknown, released May 18, 2013

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Bradford Loomis Nashville, Tennessee

Brad marries grit and melody to dig to the roots of American folklore and speak of the raw reality of the human condition with soul, passion, and hope. Brad’s stories span a lifetime of relatable emotions, be it the bitterness of loss, the deep longing of regret, the enduring hope of love, or the elation of joy. ... more

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