The Source Code of Johnny Emery

Title: The Source Code of Johnny Emery (Verse 1) Grease on the hands and a mind like a map. You saw the source code in every gap. No school could hold what you already knew. Building your world with a heart that was true. From bicycle chains to the lines on the page. A sovereign spirit, a quiet sage. You were thirty-nine when you took to the sky. I was only sixteen when we said goodbye. (Chorus) I am my father’s daughter, strong and free. The resonance of the universe lives in me. From the streets of Chowchilla to the deep blue sky. The truth of our spirit will never die. I stand in my power, I walk in my peace. The chains of the past have found their release. (Verse 2) Harleys were humming like drums in the street. A standing-room crowd for a man so sweet. You missed the big days, the gown and the ring. But I feel your hand and the comfort you bring. Papa taught me the woods and the gun. But you taught me how to be one with the sun. Tuffy and Sara, they stayed by my side. While I learned how to flow with the tide. (Bridge) Five names in the wind, I let them all go. They can’t touch the peace that I’ve come to know. I’m finding the ashes, I’m bringing them home. No matter how far or how wide I may roam. The geometry’s perfect, the pattern is clear. There’s nothing to fight and there’s nothing to fear. (Chorus) I am my father’s daughter, strong and free. The resonance of the universe lives in me. From the streets of Chowchilla to the deep blue sky. The truth of our spirit will never die. I stand in my power, I walk in my peace. The chains of the past have found their release. (Outro) 126 Hz, I am grounded and deep. The promises made are the ones that I keep. I am the daughter of John Quentin Emery. Living the truth of our sacred memory. One big sounding room, one beautiful light. We’re coming home, and it’s all going to be right.