Brother Wind
Wandering Souls Embrace: Brother Wind's Melodic Odyssey
Lyrics
Made up my mind to go
Made a firm decision to depart.
Some place so far away, I headed west
Headed towards a distant place in the west.
Without a sad goodbye
Left without expressing a sorrowful farewell.
No hugs or tears that way, it's probably for the best
No emotional parting, possibly considered beneficial.
Sent cards along the way
Sent messages or greetings while traveling.
Said I was looking for a brand new life
Stated the intent to seek a completely new life.
I never settled down
Never settled in one place.
My wanderlust would always cut the ties like a knife
The constant desire to wander always severed connections like a sharp knife.
Sometimes the lonesome wind
At times, feeling the call of solitude and isolation from the wind.
Calls out just like it knows me
The wind seems to call out as if it understands the speaker.
And on a night like this
In moments of uncertainty, the wind guides the way.
When I don't know where to go, he shows me the way
When directionless, the wind becomes a guiding force.
He knows me, my brother wind
The wind seems to have a personal understanding of the speaker.
He's lonely too and he takes me away
The wind, like the speaker, feels lonely and takes them away.
I always looked ahead
Always focused on the future, afraid of being left behind.
I was so afraid that I'd be caught behind
Explored unfamiliar places and signs to avoid stagnation.
Followed a crooked stream
Similar to others, counting down time until the day ends.
To places I'd never seen and one more highway sign
Evening isn't for rest but for conversing with the wind.
Just like some other guys
I count the hours 'til the day will end
The passing of time and experiences are shared with the wind.
But it's not so I can rest
Half of life has been spent on the open road.
For me it's the time that's best for talking to my friend
The road became the only semblance of home.
Cause he knows me, my brother wind
No lasting impact made, just fleeting imprints.
He's lonely too and he takes me away
Driven by an unknown force, understood solely by the wind.
Now half my life is gone
Half of life has passed, home is now the open road.
The only home I have is open road
The skin reflects the harshness of the desert, a reflection of the speaker's life.
My skin is cracked and brown
Markless existence, akin to footsteps disappearing in shifting sand.
A mirror to the dessert ground and the dusty wind that blows
Driven forward by something understood only by the wind.
I never made a mark
Just scattered footsteps on the shifting sand
The wind comprehends the force compelling the speaker.
Whatever pushes me
The wind, like the speaker, experiences loneliness and offers solace.
It's something only he can understand
He knows me, my brother wind
Wind's understanding of the speaker's journey and shared loneliness.
He's lonely too and he takes me away
The wind, akin to the speaker, feels loneliness and offers escape.
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