The Coalminer's Grandson - "The Boy I Was, The Man I've Become" (Official Audio)

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The Coalminer's Grandson (Akis Kosmidis) is a country/folk /americana artist that loves & releases music alongside ~THE FOLK FAMILY
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All music written & performed by:
~ The Coalminer's Grandson (Akis Kosmidis) ~
~Lyrics~
"The Boy I Was, The Man I've Become"
(Verse 1)
It was a dream I had as a child, and it never fades away,
Burned into my memory, like it happened yesterday.
The air was thick and hard to breathe, a weight upon my chest,
In barren lands of shadows where the dead could never rest.
I wandered through the silence, with a chill upon my skin,
And though I couldn’t see them clear, I knew what lay within.
The souls of things that once had life, now shadows, dark and cold,
A place where dreams and joy decay, and every heart grows old.
(Chorus)
I met a man there in the dark, his voice was rough and low,
He said, "You shouldn’t be here yet, there's still a way to go.
This place is where the weary come, when all their days are done,
But you’ve got miles left to walk, boy, before your race is run."
(Verse 2)
He stood like a shadow, tall and dark, his eyes a heavy gray,
His clothes were torn, worn by the years, his youth long stripped away.
A voice so low, like gravel moved, it rumbled deep inside,
As if the weight of all his pain was something he couldn’t hide.
His figure once was strong and proud, now bent beneath the load,
With heavy steps, he came my way, as if he’d borne the road.
His laughter echoed bitterly, though sadness filled the air,
A man who knew the end of things, a life no longer fair.
(Chorus)
I met a man there in the dark, his voice was rough and low,
He said, "You shouldn’t be here yet, there's still a way to go.
This place is where the weary come, when all their days are done,
But you’ve got miles left to walk, boy, before your race is run."
(Verse 3)
He reached his hand out to my heart, I felt it heavy there,
Like he had planted something deep, a weight I had to bear.
His arms around me tight and strong, like someone I had known,
And in his face, I saw my own, the older me had grown.
(Chorus)
Now the years have passed me by, and when I stand and stare,
The face I see before me is the man who once was there.
In black, I wear the shadows, and the voice, it's now my own,
I hope to slip into my dreams, and tell the boy I’ve grown:
"You'll make it through the fire, son, don’t let your hope be gone."
(Verse 4)
And when the years have passed me by, and shadows take their hold,
I’ll find that man I met again, as my own story’s told.
I hope I’ll greet him with a smile, no sadness in his eye,
And say, "We made it through the storm, we never said goodbye."
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This hits

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I always love some gloomy and dark Folk/Americana

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AI sh*t, this is sterile. The strange delay/reverb in the voice, is not perfect yet.