A touching lyric by Judi Morris set to an equally touching musical arrangement.
The music is original, creative and from the heart. I hope you have as much fun listening as I had making it. Thanks for tuning in. Keep fighting the good fig
'Perfusion' is the moniker for this one-man musical juggernaut. I record all of my own material in the basement, after the kids are asleep! One track has a female backing vocal but all the rest is just l'il ol me. About 2/3 of the songs were done using Studio One - 3 and ProTools computer based software and the others on the Boss BR 1180 free-standing workstation.
In 2015 and 2016, string orchestra pieces I wrote were features in the season with the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra. In 2011 I was honored to receive the Janesville Arts Council People's Choice Award for Outstanding CD/Song for "I Married the Prom Queen"...
Story behind the song
A fellow Temple member gave me this Holocaust poem and asked me to make it into a song. I think we did OK.
Lyrics
Eyes Shining Bright
By Judi Morris and Mitchell Kopnick
Six million pair of eyes,
Shining so bright,
Shining for all to see,
In the European night.
Many were tiny,
So innocent, so devout,
The world didn’t care,
No one put up a shout,
Eyes shining bright, shining in the night, I watched them take flight, then I prayed with all my might.
They walked a death march,
To the chambers did they go,
Two by two,
Let’s pray most didn’t know,
Eyes shining bright, shining in the night, I watched them take flight, then I prayed with all my might.
To this day,
Many feel anger still,
But I think Hatred,
Has eaten her fill,
We will go on,
Teach our young to be strong,
So we can prove to the world,
We can right the wrong,
Eyes shining bright, shining in the night, I watched them take flight, then I prayed with all my might.
Children of the flames,
Please never fear,
Your lives are in our hearts,
Your faces held dear,
We will never forget you,
Forsake you or let go,
Have peace in Eternity,
Let G-d’s love flow!
