A Song of Recovery, You may have taken all we owned, But you’ll never claim our Souls.

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Published on November 11, 2024 12:34:07 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zHMJpta8TY

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Song by Rick Moreland
“Helene”
(Verse 1)

Helene, you rose from the Gulf’s warm embrace,
We saw your face, and it was filled with rage.
With winds that tore through the night, no remorse,
You left your damage in your reckless course.
You moved so slow, but oh, the rains they fell,
The winds they screamed like a voice from hell.

(Pre-Chorus)

You took what you wanted, nothing could stand,
Homes and lives, swept from the land.

(Chorus)

But Helene, you can’t break the human heart,
You can’t tear apart the love we carry,
Through the wreckage, through the dark,
We’ll rise again, we’ll rebuild from the spark.
You may have taken all we owned,
But you’ll never claim our souls.

(Verse 2)

You crossed the Sunshine State, the Peach state’s plains,
But high in the mountains, you brought the pain.
You erased lives like they were never there,
Left families in grief, left the world unfair.
But in the face of your evil winds,
Something stronger began to begin.

(Pre-Chorus)

Yes, you took much, but not what’s real,
The kindness, the love, the human will.

(Chorus)

Helene, you can’t break the human heart,
You can’t tear apart the love we carry,
Through the wreckage, through the dark,
We’ll rise again, we’ll rebuild from the spark.
You may have taken all we owned,
But you’ll never claim our souls.

(Bridge)
In the wake of your fury, we stood hand in hand,
Strangers and neighbors all across this land.
You couldn’t steal the hope we share,
The courage to rise, to show we care.
Helene, you left your mark, but history will tell,
That even in your storm, love prevails.

(Final Chorus)

Helene, you can’t break the human heart,
You can’t tear apart the love we carry,
Through the wreckage, through the dark,

We’ll rise again, we’ll rebuild from the spark.
You may have taken all we owned,
But you’ll never claim our souls.

Lyrics by Rick Moreland 10/25/2024