Sunday morning Change

One Sunday morning at Niti Bagh, I went spending time with my friend. We were sitting on the terrace while having delicious breakfast cooked all by ourselves. The sky was clear and the sun rays warmed our skin. While the soft breeze narrated its own tale and its whisk sang its own breeze. Silently we sipped our tea’s, munched our meals, when my friend decided to play some background music. And decided to play Tracy…Tracy Chapman and that too her favourite track “Change”. Though little did she know that Tracy has been very close to me...as I’ve grown listening to her and believing her to one of the most profound singers whose lyrics speak nothing but the truth. The lyrics narrate their own simple story.

So my friend asks me to listen to the lyrics and rethink about the situations and reactions around me. While Tracy sings...my friends decides to utilize her vocal chords as well …and the terrace suddenly seems a stage and us the performers.

The lyrics…which changes my perspective that sunny Sunday morning.

Tracy Chapman – Change

If you knew that you would die today,
Saw the face of God and love,
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that love can break your heart
When you're down so low you cannot fall
Would you change?
Would you change?
How bad, how good does it need to get?
How many losses? How much regret?
What chain reaction would cause an effect?
Makes you turn around,
Makes you try to explain,
Makes you forgive and forget,
Makes you change?
Makes you change?
If you knew that you would be alone,
Knowing right, being wrong,
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that you would find a truth
That brings up pain that can't be soothed
Would you change?
Would you change?
How bad, how good does it need to get?
How many losses? How much regret?
What chain reaction would cause an effect?
Makes you turn around,
Makes you try to explain,
Makes you forgive and forget,
Makes you change?
Makes you change?
Are you so upright you can't be bent?
If it comes to blows are you so sure you won't be crawling?
If not for the good, why risk falling?
Why risk falling?
If everything you think you know,
Makes your life unbearable,
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you'd broken every rule and vow,
And hard times come to bring you down,
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that you would die today,
If you saw the face of God and love,
Would you change?
Would you change?
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you saw the face of God and love
If you saw the face of God and love
Would you change?
Would you change?