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Childhood

by Randal Collier-Ford

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I'm not the sentimental type, and I'm not the kinda guy who looks back at my past events and experiences for the sake of nostalgia. But, the more I move forward, the more I realize how I was set up to become the guy I am today (in a good way). I wasn't successfully guided, I rebelled against the thought of following someone else's example, I was stubborn, I wanted nothing more than to just forge my own destination, even if it wasn't entirely possible. I wanted to be feel accomplished in doing something for myself, to learn by falling on my face and dusting myself off, I didn't want to be different, I just wanted to see the things I desired most. It felt like a fire that I couldn't let go, no matter how much I felt like I couldn't be a part of the world because of I would look for a world that didn't exist; I knew I had to create the world I wanted for myself, no matter what the cost to myself. That was the only thing important to me and it still is, to build what I want, how I want, from scratch, so I can have something to call my own.

And through out all of this, the was only one person who stuck by me through all of the hard times that would come. The one person who was always my shield when I couldn't fight back or understand. When I had nothing, she gave me everything, when I couldn't find myself, she always just smiled at me and said "Well, let's go and figure that out together".

I am, of course, talking about my mother. The person who always tried to guide me, but knew she couldn't. All she could do was be my net when I needed it, and stand next to me when I would walk into unknown territories in life and in my desires to grow as a person and as an artist. Her support made me realize that it's not about playing by the rules, it's about building a place to make your own rules. And through this, I had the best childhood I could ask for, and more. And that's why I made this song a while back, my first time looking back at myself, at my past, at what I've become today.

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released February 11, 2019
My mother, for doing the best she could, and more

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The Unfolding Story

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