Story Behind The Song
True story of a single chinese woman who grew up banished to the countryside and spent her childhood and youth alone in the fields but still triumphed
Song Description
Song about growing up in the Great Leap Forward and surviving
| Song Length |
3:31 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Exultant, Ecstatic |
Subject |
Hope, Civil Rights |
| Similar Artists |
The Black Crowes, Foo Fighters |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Out in the Shining Field
Music and Lyrics by Hillary Chapman
Copyright, Hillary Chapman, 2010
Their crime was invisible, new ideas that left a trace.
Her family was banished, to the fields they were displaced.
In sorrow and hunger they lived each day
With no escape but hope.
They grew up strong
In a place far away
Out in the Shining Field
Exiled to barren lands, with only each other to enjoy.
Revolutionary songs played on, but couldn't destroy
Their foundation of love, their source of courage.
The oppression was strong.
Someday she'd escape
From that place of bondage.