This Wandering Day
Wandering Souls: Embracing the Unknown
Lyrics
The sun is fast fallin’
The sun is quickly setting.
Beneath trees of stone
Underneath sturdy trees made of stone.
The light in the tower
The light in the tower, which used to be familiar, no longer feels like my home.
No longer my home
Through the gaze of eyes emitting faint light,
Past eyes of pale fire
I lie on black sand as my bed.
Black sand for my bed
I am willing to trade everything I've known for what lies ahead, the unknown.
I trade all I’ve known
For the unknown ahead
Calling out to me, beckoning from distant lands,
Call to me, call to me
Lands far away
I must wander away from my current place.
For I must now wander
This day is dedicated to my wandering.
This wandering day
Departing and traveling are essential for me today.
Away I must wander
This wandering day
It is imperative that I wander on this particular day.
Of drink I have little
I possess very little drink (liquor).
And food I have less
I have even less food.
My strength tells me "no"
Although my strength is declining,
But the path demands "yes"
The path I'm on requires a resounding "yes" from me.
My legs are so short
And the way is so long
My legs are short, the journey is long,
I’ve no rest nor comfort
I have no opportunity for rest or comfort except through song.
No comfort but song
Sing to me, sing to me
On this day of wandering, I plea for guidance and rise.
Lands far away
Oh rise up and guide me
I earnestly ask to be found on this day of wandering.
This wandering day
Please promise to find me
Finally, a response arrives to me
This wandering day
Despite the cold and frost I endure,
At last comes their answer
Through cold and through frost
No matter the sadness or difficulty,
That not all who wonder
Regardless of the price paid,
Or wander are lost
It's emphasized that not all who wander or wonder are lost.
No matter the sorrow
No matter the cost
-That not all who wonder
-Or wander are lost.
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