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McKiely's Song

from Call Out by Martha Groves Perry

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about

McKiely – for whom this song is named – is a little girl in Kentucky who asked me through a mutual friend in the fall of 2020 to write a song “about how terrible Covid is.” The question forced me to refocus my lens from reactionary fear and anger to a longer view that included confidence that this time would pass, which I was not feeling at the time. The result is a plain-speaking, gentle, and simple but profound message that fills the request – to articulate the horrible – while providing what I wish every child can take away from the experience: a kernel of hope. The syncopated percussion and guitar work have a world music vibe reminiscent of Paul Simon’s Graceland, and the beautiful choral bridge includes a lovely vocal track from McKiely herself as well as 56 others, recorded remotely and gathered from each person in true pandemic style.

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When’s the last time I have whispered with my head beside your ear?
When’s the last time I have seen you and your whole face could appear?
When’s the last time I have smiled and have no mask to interfere?

There’s a tender place for joy hidden underneath the void
Touch it and the tears will come again
Waiting for the day to come when we don’t need to feel so numb
The sorrows of this troubled time will end

When’s the last time I embraced you with no thought that I should fear?
When’s the last time I could breathe and always trust the atmosphere?
When’s the last time I have laughed so both my eyes were filled with tears?

There’s a tender place for joy hidden underneath the void
Touch it and the tears will come again
Waiting for the day to come when we don’t need to feel so numb
The sorrows of this troubled time will end

There is too much grief
We need some relief
Hold me close, I’ll try to cry
In this tender place
In your sweet embrace
Hold me close, my eyes are dry

When’s the last time I had words to make a worry disappear?
When’s the last time I was fine and you could know I was sincere?
When’s the last time I could weep like there’s no end to all my tears?

There’s a tender place for joy hidden underneath the void
Touch it and the tears will come again
Waiting for the day to come when we don’t need to feel so numb
The sorrows of this troubled time will end
The sorrows of this troubled time will end
The sorrows of this troubled time will end

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from Call Out, released April 21, 2023
In addition to songwriting, lead vocals, and writing the harmony vocals, I performed backing vocals on this song. Kenny Schick, my producer, also sang backing vocals and played or programmed all of the instruments. Kenny recorded his parts at Basement3Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, and I recorded my parts in May 2022 with Steven Glaze at ToneFreq Studio in San Jose, California.

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Martha Groves Perry San Francisco, California

Martha Groves Perry is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco, California. Her bold, alternative Americana original music has a straightforward, compelling and sometimes edgy clarity with strong blues, rock, and experimental influences. Her penetrating, poetic lyrics reflect the fearless truth-telling and unbothered amusement of a seasoned, female point of view. ... more

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