The first few lines are pieced together from several catchy nursery rhys, three in total, taking their essence.
After the nursery rhys, transitioned with a beat, Jane Sampson’s voice ca through once again.
Every road has a light, shining for those returning ho;
That is their direction, from where they co and go.
Every window has a light, guiding the weary birds back to their nests at night;
That is their divine glow, sheltering from wind and rain.
Crescent moon, oh, you shine even brighter than they.
Can you tell where this road underfoot will take at last?
Is it a direction where I can co and go?
Stars, oh brilliant stars, you shine even more splendidly;
Can you tell , is there a window;
Still lit, waiting for with the divine glow to return to my roots?
Passersby say, at everyone’s feet, there’s a road leading ho.
Can soone tell why only I am forgotten?
Forgotten to be given a road.
Forgotten to be given a light.
Forgotten to be shown the way, so I can part the fog and find my ho.
Dear mother, I have grown up, how are you?
Respected father, I have beco sensible, how are you?
This world is so vast, are you still waiting for clumsy , tirelessly searching for the way ho?
Dear, respected, the parents I love.
Please, age a bit slower, leave a bit slower.
Hearing this, Jas Carter paused the recording, his hand gripping the mobile phone was trembling softly.
He rewound to the part starting with "Can soone tell why only I am forgotten?" and listened again.
By the third listen, Jas Carter could confirm that when Jane sang this part, she was crying.
If he wasn’t familiar with her voice, this subtle repression of emotion would have been very hard to notice.
Jas Carter even had an illusion that within these lyrics, it seed as though Jane was singing her own feelings.
As a listener, just hearing it once was enough to feel the strong emotions in the song, with a powerful impact that clutched at the heart of the listener.
The final line, "Dear mother, I have grown up, how are you? Respected father, I have beco sensible, how are you?"
Jas Carter heard in this lyric the yearning and respect of a child far from ho towards their parents, and yet within that yearning and respect, he could discern the singer’s carefulness in the brief "I have grown up" and "I have beco sensible."
The deliberate "I have grown up," "I have beco sensible," seed like she was worried about being rejected, trying to please the unknown parents carefully with "I am fine."
It was a child’s panic towards all the unknown and the very conflicting longing.
Indeed, just by hearing the first half, Jas Carter was completely amazed by the lyrics and exclaid at Jane’s powerful emotional expression in her singing.
Pressing continue, Jas Carter let his thoughts drift as he listened to the rest of the song.
A song lasting four minutes, and it was the last line that truly struck Jas Carter’s heart.
Dear daddy and mommy, I want to make a promise with you.
No matter how hard or tiring, I will never give up searching for the road ho.
So please, don’t give up on either.
This small section had a clear difference in tone from the beginning, like whispering softly, also like making a humble plea; perhaps, what was being pleaded for, was nothing more than a God out of reach.
Jas Carter listened several tis before exiting the recording, only then noticing there was a ssage before it, with two pictures attached, showing the music sheet with complete lyrics, more than what he had given to Jane.
At this mont, Jas Carter thought, this was what he and John Young had been waiting for so long, the very lyrics they were waiting for.
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