"Wake Me Up" with Sousou on vocals & the Kora! 🇸🇳 Stockholm Midsummer 2025

20 Jun 2025 · 5 min

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The excerpt presents a poetic monologue delivered by Speaker A, expressing a contemplative journey through youth, self‑discovery, and the desire to be awakened to deeper understanding. The speaker acknowledges uncertainty about the future, the weight of expectations, and a longing to travel and remain young, while also recognizing love as a prize in life's game. The piece ends with a brief statement from Speaker B, "This is his account," indicating the words belong to the speaker's personal narrative. The overall tone is introspective and wistful, blending hope with a resigned acceptance of life's fleeting nature.

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Guided by a beating heart. I can't tell where this journey will end, but I know where it starts. They say I'm too young to understand. They say I'm caught up in a dream. Life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes. Well, that's fine by me. Wake me up when it's all over. When I'm wiser and I'm older. All this time I was finding myself. And I didn't know I wanted you. I try carrying the weight of the world, but I only have two hands. Hope I get the chance to travel the world, but I don't have any plans. Wish that I could stay forever this young. Not afraid to close my eyes. Life's a game made for everyone, and love is the prize. Wake me up when it's over. Lost.
This is his account.