A ballad of Billy Joel proportions, “Allegiance to Love” is a song about the emotional struggles often faced by lovers in the military. In this SOLO version, Jessica Leia presents her song with just piano and vocals. Enjoy being moved while you listen to beautiful arpeggios on the keys and a powerful voice laced with desperation, as Jessica sings about the angst that comes from knowing your lover may be heading off to war.
lyrics
Verse 1
You say, “Look around. It’s how we got everything.”
And your logic is sound, so I can understand but not agree.
Verse 2
You say, “Duty calls.”, but I’m not hearing anything,
except lies about a cause. And they give you noble reasons, but it only means
Chorus 1
(That) Star and stripes will call you and you’ll have to go.
And I’ll be left here crying, with no one to hold.
And maybe it would be worth all the searching for some common cause…
If you’d pledge your allegiance to love.
Verse 3
We go ‘round and ‘round, but you’re not hearing anything.
I’m so glad it makes you proud, ‘cause you have your honor, but the only thing is
Chorus 2
Stars and stripes will call you and you’ll have to go
Fighting someone else’s lover, who may never make it home.
And I just don’t see the point in believing in any cause…
If you pledge no allegiance to love.
Bridge
There are higher laws, that beg your loyalty.
Calling out to you, from sea to shining sea.
Chorus 3
But stars and stripes will win you ‘cause you’re gonna go.
Thin lines divide us, in this battle of woe.
‘Cause I think it’s a strange demonstration, to trust your life to those…
Who pledge no allegiance to love.
credits
released September 2, 2019
* Written and Performed by Jessica Leia
* Jessica Leia on Vocals and Piano
* Mixed by Dean Kattari
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