Name: Now Is The Time
Duration: P00H03M14S
Description: A song about the impact of gun violence in America, and the need for action

Now Is The Time

from Ordinary Love by Ellis Delaney

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A song about the impact of gun violence in America, and the need for action

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Now is the time (E. Delaney, T. Delaney)
Is this the time for hopes and wishes?
Is it naive to think we could all be safe?
Can we find our feet and stand up for our children?
Can we learn to feel the grief and take action so this will change

Who matters more? And who’s freedom?
Do we have the right to know we’ll be okay?
In a movie theater, in a schoolhouse
In a place of worship, we are now afraid

We’ve seen manifestos and copycats
repeat this scene and we call them “lone wolf”
But it is hate, and our children are watching
While we look away, they ask why don’t we do something?

Is this the time for hopes and wishes?
Is it naive to think we could all be safe?
Can we find our feet and stand up for our children?
Can we learn to feel the grief and take action so this will change

Are we helpless against big money?
Would the sportsman… really suffer more?
These are not the guns that are used for hunting
These are the weapons made and used for war

It’s not enough to watch with horror
We must stand up and speak the truth
Our kids are taught to be silent when hiding
Wondering if the next shooting will be at their school

Is this the time for hopes and wishes?

now is the time to act
yes it is
yes the time is now
yes it is
yes the time is now

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from Ordinary Love, released June 5, 2020
cowrite with Ellis Delaney & Terri Delaney
Delaney Street Music
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Uplifting and wise folk/Americana that will uplift you and soothe your broken heart!

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