Story Behind The Song

in memory of Renée Nicole Macklin Good (1988-2026)

Song Description

in memory of Renée Nicole Macklin Good (1988-2026)

Lyrics

Beneath the restless winter sky,
A woman rose with fire in eye,
Her voice a song of liberty,
Her heart a pledge to keep us free.

Renee Good, in northern winter's fold,
Met bullets of ice in the Minnesota cold.
A mother of three, with poems in her hand,
Renee sought new hope in a far northern land.

She marched where silent shadows crept,
Where danger in the darkness slept,
With every step, her courage grew--
For freedom's light, she always knew.

Renee Good, in northern winter's fold,
Met bullets of ice in the Minnesota cold.
Her faith shone bright, a guiding light in view,
She literally sparkled--God's love shining through.

Her banner red with hope and pain
She faced the storm; she braved the rain;
And though the tyrants closed their hand,
She held her ground, she made her stand.

Renee Good, in northern winter's fold,
Met bullets of ice in the Minnesota cold.
She was sunshine, her warmth shining through,
A radiant spirit, faithful, loving, and true.

Every whisper of the winter breeze,
Carries her name across the seas--
For those who dare, for those who try,
Her spirit marches, will not die.

Renee Good, in northern winter's fold,
Met bullets of ice in the Minnesota cold.
Her dreams, like snow, fell silent and deep--
We mourn for justice; we vow not to sleep.

Renee Good, in northern winter's fold,
Met bullets of ice in the Minnesota cold.