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Mikey Mason and I recorded a new In the 'Verse podcast last week. We watched the Big Damn Movie, Serenity, and talked about the pending Firefly animated series. This is my song from the movie. As you'll hear in the podcast, it was inspired by a few things.

Musically, the song is a cross between "Killeagh" by Kingfishr and "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone. Kingfishr is an Irish band. The song is contemporary but very Irish stylized. Benson Boone's song has this rising explosive energy through the song that I wanted to capture as well.

Lyrically, the song is a celebration of the Browncoats culture and the journey that's continued for over 20 years. But I write the song from inside the Verse, in the aftermath of the events of the movie. In my mind, the Browncoats are celebrating the crew of Serenity for standing up against greedy politicians and leaving the rest of us to cope with the damage.

So Yes. It is a somewhat subtle political rebuke against our crooked President and Congress that enables the criminal behavior and put our soldiers and our country at risk with a war designed to make money for politicians and corporations (and to cover the crimes committed by the president in the Trump-Epstein Files).

My voice is still rough. So this is not the final version of this song. I will re-record it. But I wanted to get it out in time for the podcast.

First Rule of Flying

We share all our coinin the town of old HavenAnd  the mining post on Whitefall

The sky may be blackIt shines brightest on BorosAnd I swear that there’s never a lull

We lift up our heartsTo the friends who care for usThey sit next to you one and all

And sing to the crewThat carries our torchesThat our passion lives on

They soar through the quickening stormWith serenity facing the hordeSinging… fa la la la la laFar from Miranda’s ShoresHere’s first rule of-flying up highIt’s love that keeps us in the sky

Politicians don’t careWhose body’ stepped overThey fill their pockets with the haul

The battles are litteredWith innocent bloodBelieve us it’s time that they fall

In the time of warWe leave no man behindWe carry them even when they crawl

We’re out on the edgeWe’ve done the impossibleThe signal goes on and on

Bridge

Love will lift this boat up higherLove will see us through the fire