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Unknown Places and Unknown Faces

V7.5
Gary Robinson
04:33
2026-02-18
3
Country, Emotional, Acoustic Guitar, Slow, Deep
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[Intro]
0:00
Verse 1
0:11
The orders came before the sunrise,
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A folded paper in my hand.
0:14
No destination, no explanation,
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Just the weight of duty’s call again.
0:21
My wife could read it in my silence,
0:25
She didn’t ask the things she knew.
0:29
Just held my stare a little longer,
0:32
And whispered, “I’ll stay strong for you.”
0:36
Pre-Chorus
0:42
I can’t explain the miles ahead,
0:42
Or what tomorrow truly brings—
0:45
But I’ll walk the path my father walked,
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And rise to meet what freedom needs.
0:52
Chorus
0:57
— Hook
0:57
Unknown places and unknown faces,
0:57
Still I march into the night.
1:01
For the love that fills my home
1:04
And the flag I’ve sworn to fight.
1:08
In the hearts of those I’m leaving,
1:11
I find courage in their faith—
1:15
When I go to unknown places
1:19
And stand before unknown faces.
1:23
Verse 2
1:30
I woke my daughter gently crying,
1:30
Told her Daddy had to go.
1:34
She asked me why I couldn’t tell her,
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Why I missed her big show.
1:41
I held her close and felt her trembling,
1:45
Promised dreams would bring me near.
1:49
Then turned to tell my growing son
1:52
What a man must do with fear.
1:55
Pre-Chorus
1:59
“Take care of Mom and little sister,
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Be the strength I know you are.”
2:02
He nodded hard, trying not to shiver—
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A quiet boy with a warrior’s heart.
2:10
Chorus
2:15
Unknown places and unknown faces,
2:15
Still I march into the night.
2:18
For the love that fills my home
2:22
And the flag I’ve sworn to fight.
2:26
In the hearts of those I’m leaving,
2:29
I find courage in their faith—
2:33
When I go to unknown places
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And stand before unknown faces.
2:40
Bridge
2:47
There’s a fear I never speak of,
2:47
Locked behind a soldier’s eyes.
2:51
And the ghosts of my own father
2:55
Walk beside me through the night skies.
2:58
But my wife’s last trembling whisper
3:02
Holds me tighter than my gear—
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“Promise me you’re coming home…”
3:08
I say the words she needs to hear.
3:13
Final Chorus (Lifted & Powerful)
3:19
Unknown places and unknown faces,
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Still I rise and still I go.
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For the hope that lives within them
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And the pride they’ll never show.
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Though the path ahead is shadowed,
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I move forward with their grace—
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Carrying home within my heartbeat
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To unknown places, unknown faces.Someday I'll walk back through that doorway,
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Hear my daughter softly say—
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“Daddy, you kept your promise.”
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And my son will stand the same proud way.
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Until then, I honor freedom,
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And the love I can’t replace—
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On the road to unknown places
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And unknown faces.
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