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Backstory:

The lyric won the first Songbay lyric contest in 2019.                                                                                                                              

Lyrics:

                                                  
V
Bed sheets loose and crumpled
In my dreams I had stumbled
to a dark forest, like a tunnel of trees
a road ahead, sun burst through the leaves

Confused for a time, I felt fear
startled to find someone else near
a silhouette of a man, tired and aged
he somehow knew I'd lost my way

C
He said, the dark road leads to light
it's going to be such a beautiful sight
A whole new world is waiting for you
if you push on through

The dark road leads to light
the day always follows the night
You'll see the blue dawn
if you just hold on
if you just hold on

V 
Tossed and turned in my bed
thinking about what the old man said
I talked out loud in my sleep
of a troubled past that still runs deep

Bridge
The ghostly old man smiled and nodded at me
pointed ahead through the tunnel of trees
It's just like trouble you see
can't go around it, it's your fate
got to go through it, it's the only way

C
He said, the dark road leads to light
it's going to be such a beautiful sight
A whole new world is waiting for you
if you push on through

The dark road leads to light
the day always follows the night
You'll see the blue dawn
if you just hold on
if you just hold on

V
My mind sensed a peaceful reprieve
moved ahead through the tunnel of trees
Watched the past sweep before my eyes
feeling better with each passing sigh

Who was this old man in my dreams
part of my inner self it would seem
Woke up to a calm state of mind
out my window a bright sunshine

C
The dark road leads to light
it's going to be such a beautiful sight
A whole new world is waiting for you
if you push on through

The dark road leads to light
the day always follows the night
You'll see the blue dawn
if you just hold on
if you just hold on