[male
vocals] (
Soft,
sustained
synth
pads) (
Sparse,
hollow
rhythm
guitar
chords) (
Deep,
rhythmic
bass
pulse,
slow
and
steady)
I
was
only
nine,
just
a
boy
with
a
hole
in
my
heart
Watching
the
world
go
grey,
watching
the
sunlight
depart
They
told
me
she
was
gone,
the
one
who
gave
me
life
And
at
nine
years
old,
I
had
no
words
to
cut
through
that
knife
I
carried
the
weight
in
silence,
a
burden
too
big
for
a
child
Just
a
quiet
storm
inside,
feeling
so
lost
and
so
wild
My
story
was
interrupted,
a
page
ripped
out
of
the
book
I
lived
in
the
shadows,
not
knowing
where
to
look
Oh,
the
silence
was
heavy,
the
grief
was
a
lonely
road
I
was
just
a
small
boy
trying
to
carry
the
load
But
the
universe
has
a
way
of
mending
the
seams
Turning
the
nightmares
back
into
beautiful
dreams
Yeah,
the
love
finds
a
way
when
you
think
it
is
through
And
the
story
finds
light
in
the
heart
of
the
true
You
came
into
my
world,
not
as
a
shadow
but
a
flame
You
didn't
try
to
change
the
past
or
erase
a
name
My
aunt,
you
were
there,
holding
the
pieces
I
dropped
When
the
clock
of
my
childhood
seemed
to
have
finally
stopped
You
didn't
force
a
title,
you
didn't
force
the
hand
You
just
walked
by
my
side
in
that
broken,
barren
land
I
watched
you
move
with
grace,
I
watched
you
sow
the
seeds
Meeting
the
hunger
of
a
boy
with
the
quietest
of
needs
Oh,
the
silence
was
heavy,
the
grief
was
a
lonely
road
I
was
just
a
small
boy
trying
to
carry
the
load
But
the
universe
has
a
way
of
mending
the
seams
Turning
the
nightmares
back
into
beautiful
dreams
Yeah,
the
love
finds
a
way
when
you
think
it
is
through
And
the
story
finds
light
in
the
heart
of
the
true
It
wasn't
how
I
thought
the
tale
would
ever
unfold
A
different
kind
of
warmth
replacing
the
biting
cold
I
didn't
lose
everything,
I
found
a
different
grace
Looking
at
the
kindness
etched
upon
your
face
Thank
you
for
the
chapters
that
you
chose
to
write
for
me
You
taught
a
broken
boy
exactly
how
to
be
Now
I
stand
as
a
man,
looking
back
at
the
years
I
see
the
woman
who
wiped
away
all
of
those
tears
You
were
the
bridge
over
water,
you
were
the
steady
ground
In
the
noise
of
my
sorrow,
you
were
the
peace
that
I
found
Biological
bonds,
yeah,
they
speak
of
the
blood
But
you
were
the
roots
that
held
me
through
the
flood
Florence
Gborie
My
mother
in
spirit,
my
mother
in
deed
Planting
the
love
that
was
the
only
thing
I’
d
need
Oh,
the
silence
was
heavy,
the
grief
was
a
lonely
road
I
was
just
a
small
boy
trying
to
carry
the
load
But
the
universe
has
a
way
of
mending
the
seams
Turning
the
nightmares
back
into
beautiful
dreams
Yeah,
the
love
finds
a
way
when
you
think
it
is
through
And
the
story
finds
light
in
the
heart
of
the
true (
Music
fades
to
just
a
soft
pad)
Just
the
heart
of
the
true.
My
aunt,
my
mother.
Thank
you
for
the
light. (
Fade
out)