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The Family Fortune

from The Family Fortune by Things Behind The Sun

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Hey, folks- this is David from Things Behind the Sun. I just wanted to drop by and write a little note about this track. The melody you hear played on the cello in the very beginning is from a tune called "Lullaby of Takeda", a very old Japanese folk song. The original lyrics are sung by a young girl who has been taken from her home to serve as a babysitter to a wealthy family. She sings of her sufferings in this new home, and how she longs for her true home and family far away. In the very end of "The Family Fortune", you'll hear us all sing this melody again, while Jordan sings a modified version of the chorus as a countermelody at the same time. As Japanese blood runs in my veins, this song really has a significant meaning to me, and it's my favorite TBTS track. Thank you so much for taking time to listen to it- I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I do! -dh

lyrics

Bidding farewell to all the
Things we took for granted
Oh, my soul

What I wouldn’t trade for the
Misfortune we’ve been handed
Oh, my soul

You and I will never let it go
It’s hard to break a heart
That’s turned to stone

Oh, where do we start
Now that it’s over, the war is won
The roots of our family tree
Have come undone

Oh, tell me my love
Tell me we’ll never drift apart
We’ll bury the family fortune
In our hearts

They trampled and burned the fields
Our fathers once had planted
Oh, my soul

And left us to tend an empty
House that's barely standing
Oh, my soul

You and I can never let it go
It’s hard to break a heart
That’s turned to stone

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from The Family Fortune, released August 4, 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27yQMuTHWc

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