The Long Road

The Long Road by Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
from the soundtrack "Dead Man Walking"

It's not just the lyrics to this song (which follow and are so clearly relevant) that I adore. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan uses his voice as an instrument, creating various sounds from gutteral moans to high-pitched cries that, at times, are reminiscent of grieving. As I listen to the song, mimicking his sounds, I feel a release much more pleasant than the throat clenching, headache-inducing, eye-stinging of tears. Also singing out like that to another human's voice is much more comforting than the loneliness of crying tears of sorrow alone.

Here are the lyrics. If I was properly equipped, I would provide a downloadable copy of the song. But check it out if you can.

And I wished for so long, cannot stay...
All the precious moments, cannot stay...
It's not like wings have fallen, cannot stay...
But I feel something's missing, cannot say...

We all walk the long road. Cannot stay...
There's no need to say goodbye...
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

We all walk the long road. Cannot stay...
There's no need to say goodbye...
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
How I've wished for so long
How I wish for you today

We all walk the long road (3x)