Lyrics

*The Man Who Gave Me Your Name*

‘Verse 1:
They sought to renounce you, to erase your roots. Took you from the arms that had just cradled you. Passed you like a secret, a hushed echo too loud. Yet you held tight to a name, standing straight, standing proud. You were Jesse, not Paul, not Savage or a ghost. Just a boy without roots who sought them the most! This quiet blood flows deep, still tied to your lands.

Verse 2:
I'd fake a fever just to stay home from school. To sit by your side because I was missing you. You'd rub my tummy while we watched John Wayne, and you would drift off beside me, and for hours we'd remain. Those moments now fossils, buried deep in the years, As I watched you grow quiet, retreating from peers. Now birthdays pass, and I still call, even though you rarely answer at all.

Chorus:
Even when you walked alone.
I've let go of what I needed,
And found peace with the unknown. Though silence stretches wide between us,
I won't forget, I won't shame.
For a part of my heart still whispers— *You're the man who gave me your name.*

Verse 3:
"You'd mesmerize the world with a candle's soft glow."
Saying, "Watch what I create with just my mind's flow."
We’d hold our breath as the flame danced from the winds you'd call. Believing in the magic that only you could have called. You shared that secret with your grandkids too. A hidden spell that only Grandpa knew. For a fleeting moment, we all believed.
In the power that you wielded, hoping we'd one day receive.

Bridge:
From your scattered pieces, a world I have made. I built my own shelter where no one else stayed. Yet I still seek your shadow in each word that I write, Wonder if you sense me when you dim the light.

Verse 4:
I carry your blood through both fire and snow. And even if we never meet eye to eye, I'll leave my porch light on under the skies.

Final Chorus:
Though silence stretches wide between us, I won't forget, I won't shame. For a part of my heart still whispers— *You're the man who gave me your name.*

𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙤:
Happy birthday, Daddy. I love you. Gi-zaaginibaa Papaa, Mino-dibishkaa!