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While I was in Guadalajara in Mexico I met a man who was travelling on his own from Guatemala. He was travelling on the top of a massive train across the country and had to deal with unthinkable danger. He had left his wife and son behind in order to build a better life for them, not knowing if or when he would see them again. He was trying to get to Nevada where he had a cousin who could help him get work. The song is about him and the countless people making that journey everyday.
lyrics
Staring at the sea with your life packed into a bag
And everything you loved is everything you’ve ever had
You try to find a friend but there’s nobody left
Everyone you’ve lived with has lived to regret
The pennies that you made couldn’t afford your thoughts
You press reset and hope your mind forgets
And you can go your own way
Wake up in a different place
But I am glad if you are glad
To be the son you never had
The conversations that you started have always outgrown you
The people that you owe are the people that own you
You look around your home it’s a foreign place
You ask them for a loan and they laugh in your face
But I will always reach out to find your hand
It only takes the one to turn the wall into sand
I will always reach out to find your hand
You press reset and hope your mind forgets
And you can go your own way
Wake up in a different place
But I am glad if you are glad
To be the son you never had
And you can go the long way
We’ll reconnect a different day
But I am glad if you are glad
To be the son you never had
I will dream about you
And keep you alive
I will dream about you
I will dream without you
And you can go your own way
Wake up in a different place
But I am glad if you are glad
To be the son you never had
And you can go the long way
We’ll reconnect a different day
But I am glad if you are glad
To be the son you never had
I will dream about you
And keep you alive
I will dream about you
And keep you alive
I will dream about you
And keep you alive
I will dream about you
I will dream without you
credits
released September 19, 2022
All songs written by Columbia Mills
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