First Generation
Legacy of Courage: A Musical Odyssey
Lyrics
You had to run away, run for your lives
You had to escape, run for your lives
You never had a say, fought for your lives
You were not given a choice, you fought for survival
A nurse and an engineer
Parents with professions - nurse and engineer
Made a new life, despite all the fear
Despite fear, they created a new life
Traveled cross a couple oceans here
Migrated across oceans to start anew
Made a new life, despite all the tears
Despite tears, they built a new life
I feel the pressure of your life
Feeling the weight and challenges of their lives
I don't wanna let you down
Expressing the desire not to disappoint
But I'm not sure how and I promise I'll try
Uncertain about how to fulfill expectations
I promise I'll fly
Promising to overcome challenges and succeed
Promise I'll make you proud
Pledging to bring honor and satisfaction
You met in Paris, it was snowing and glowing
Parents met in Paris during a snowy and glowing moment
Just one year later, you were married
A year later, they were married
You carried all the weight
Parents carried the burden of responsibilities
You made a way to get us here
They found a way to bring the family to a new place
Guided by hope, fleeing from fear
Guided by hope and escaping from fear
I never knew a thing about fear
Personal lack of knowledge about fear due to parental sacrifices
Because of what you did to get us all here
Confidence and fearlessness because of parental efforts
And I feel the pressure of your life
Feeling the weight and challenges of their lives (repeated)
I don't wanna let you down
Expressing the desire not to disappoint (repeated)
But I'm not sure how and I promise I'll try
Uncertain about how to fulfill expectations (repeated)
I promise I'll fly
Promising to overcome challenges and succeed (repeated)
Promise I'll make you proud
Pledging to bring honor and satisfaction (repeated)
I know that you'll never say
Acknowledging the unspoken pride of parents
Just how proud you are of me
Parents refrain from explicitly stating their pride
Even though it's not the way you planned
Lifestyle may differ from parental expectations
I know you want the best for me
Parents wish the best for the speaker
I get why it's hard to see
Understanding the difficulty in accepting differences
This is who I want to be
Asserting the speaker's chosen identity and path
And I promise I'll try i promise I'll fly
Reiterating the commitment to try, fly, and make parents proud
Promise I'll make you proud
Renewing the promise to bring honor and satisfaction
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