Lyrics: A child, a child of my heart, though never of my name. Who shares my Gift, whose eyes though young are mine the very same! Who shares my every thought, whose skillful hands I taught so well, Now hear the hardest lesson I shall ever have to tell. Young healer, I have taught you all I know of wounds and pain, Of illnesses and all the herbs of blessing and of bane! Of all the usage of your gift, all that I could impart, And how you learned young healer put rejoicing to my heart. But there is yet one lessoning I cannot give to you- For you must find your own way there judge what is sound and true. This lesson is the cruelest ever healer had to teach, It is which you must do when there are those you cannot reach: However great your gift, there will be times when you will fail. There will be those you cannot help, your skill cannot prevail. When you fight Death and lose to him, or what may yet be worse, You win to find the wreck he left regards you with a curse. Worst of all and harder still, the times when it's a friend, Who looks to you to bring him peace, and make his torment end. What will you do, young healer, when there's nothing you can do? I can give only counsel, for the rest is up to you. This only will I counsel you that if you build a shell, Of armor close about you, then you close yourself in Hell. And if your heart should harden, then your gift will fade and die! And all that you have lived and learned will then become a lie. As you must, I have faced the fear, the pain in dying eyes. Sometimes I have told the truth, and sometimes gentle lies! As you will, I have faced the times my skill brings no redress, And wondered if my gift was truly meant to curse or bless. My child, your healing hands are guided by your healing heart, And that is all the wisdom all my learning can impart. You take this pain upon you as you challenge life unknown, And there can be no answer here but one-and that's your own.
Who's the singer? I could swear it's Bill Roper, at least it sounds awfully similar to his voice in Sobgs of Distant Earth, Space is Dark, One Last Battle, etc. but does anyone know for sure?
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Lyrics:
A child, a child of my heart, though never of my name.
Who shares my Gift, whose eyes though young are mine the very same!
Who shares my every thought, whose skillful hands I taught so well,
Now hear the hardest lesson I shall ever have to tell.
Young healer, I have taught you all I know of wounds and pain,
Of illnesses and all the herbs of blessing and of bane!
Of all the usage of your gift, all that I could impart,
And how you learned young healer put rejoicing to my heart.
But there is yet one lessoning I cannot give to you-
For you must find your own way there judge what is sound and true.
This lesson is the cruelest ever healer had to teach,
It is which you must do when there are those you cannot reach:
However great your gift, there will be times when you will fail.
There will be those you cannot help, your skill cannot prevail.
When you fight Death and lose to him, or what may yet be worse,
You win to find the wreck he left regards you with a curse.
Worst of all and harder still, the times when it's a friend,
Who looks to you to bring him peace, and make his torment end.
What will you do, young healer, when there's nothing you can do?
I can give only counsel, for the rest is up to you.
This only will I counsel you that if you build a shell,
Of armor close about you, then you close yourself in Hell.
And if your heart should harden, then your gift will fade and die!
And all that you have lived and learned will then become a lie.
As you must, I have faced the fear, the pain in dying eyes.
Sometimes I have told the truth, and sometimes gentle lies!
As you will, I have faced the times my skill brings no redress,
And wondered if my gift was truly meant to curse or bless.
My child, your healing hands are guided by your healing heart,
And that is all the wisdom all my learning can impart.
You take this pain upon you as you challenge life unknown,
And there can be no answer here but one-and that's your own.
Really reminds me of a certain character in the Stormlight Archive.
Who's the singer? I could swear it's Bill Roper, at least it sounds awfully similar to his voice in Sobgs of Distant Earth, Space is Dark, One Last Battle, etc. but does anyone know for sure?
It is Bill Roper. You can find it on valdemar.fandom.com
This is great
Kaladin? Is that you?