作词 : Joy Bogat 作曲 : Joy Bogat/Jacco Herhaus Raise my glass to all the ones before me How they paved a way Swear to do my best to break the circles Free us from all the weight we’ve been carrying For generations It’s not only me standing in front of you Load of my family sits with me in the booth When the melodies come and a vibe enters the room I feel my mama’s glance saying“ I’m proud of you“ The house she’s living in is growing taller every day Just like she’s growing smaller, I see it in her face But she is one of the strongest, one of the bravest Had me in her belly when she crossed that ocean And made sure we had a safe haven Made sure we had a paved way When that was nothing that she ever had for herself Raising three kids on her own She took a job and a step back Pressed pause on things that could’ve been Ignored the past and how I wish she didn’t But she made way so that we could soar to heights That make her dizzy I look at her gratefully Raise my glass to all the ones before me How they paved a way I swear to do my best to break the circles Free us from all the weight we’ve been carrying For generations Draw a map of the world Trace the lines Clay and blue, there’s green in between Things coming together finally Like two trains colliding on full speed Packed with history, culture, grief I awake sometimes from my ancestors screams Surely of joy but who knows what did they see With their eyes - I have my grandma’s Her hands, her walk And I didn’t even know her at all But it shows that loneliness is a concept to abandon I might not always like it but every time I laugh My father’s features speak right through me And I’m happy to be the joy that he could never feel Proud to pass it on to the next one I look at himgratefully
[00:00.00] 作词 : Joy Bogat [00:01.00] 作曲 : Joy Bogat/Jacco Herhaus [00:21.24]Raise my glass to all the ones before me [00:26.16]How they paved a way [00:31.47]Swear to do my best to break the circles [00:36.21]Free us from all the weight we’ve been carrying [00:41.07]For generations [00:51.45]It’s not only me standing in front of you [00:54.12]Load of my family sits with me in the booth [00:56.55]When the melodies come and a vibe enters the room [00:58.98]I feel my mama’s glance saying“ I’m proud of you“ [01:01.83]The house she’s living in is growing taller every day [01:04.20]Just like she’s growing smaller, I see it in her face [01:07.23]But she is one of the strongest, one of the bravest [01:09.99]Had me in her belly when she crossed that ocean [01:12.06]And made sure we had a safe haven [01:14.10]Made sure we had a paved way [01:15.45]When that was nothing that she ever had for herself [01:18.09]Raising three kids on her own [01:19.62]She took a job and a step back [01:22.26]Pressed pause on things that could’ve been [01:24.69]Ignored the past and how I wish she didn’t [01:27.27]But she made way so that we could soar to heights [01:29.91]That make her dizzy [01:31.50]I look at her gratefully [01:33.54]Raise my glass to all the ones before me [01:38.43]How they paved a way [01:42.69]I swear to do my best to break the circles [01:48.42]Free us from all the weight we’ve been carrying [01:52.95]For generations [01:53.97]Draw a map of the world [01:55.17]Trace the lines [01:56.13]Clay and blue, there’s green in between [01:58.08]Things coming together finally [01:59.94]Like two trains colliding on full speed [02:02.22]Packed with history, culture, grief [02:04.35]I awake sometimes from my ancestors screams [02:06.60]Surely of joy but who knows what did they see [02:08.73]With their eyes - I have my grandma’s [02:11.01]Her hands, her walk [02:12.78]And I didn’t even know her at all [02:14.40]But it shows that loneliness is a concept to abandon [02:17.34]I might not always like it but every time I laugh [02:20.49]My father’s features speak right through me [02:24.81]And I’m happy to be the joy that he could never feel [02:30.48]Proud to pass it on to the next one [02:33.39]I look at himgratefully
