Winds of Change (2023)

for Voice and Piano

Originally written for the student-directed film Wuxing Warriors: An Asian American Epic, “Winds of Change” is about moving forward using the strength that we cultivate within ourselves.

With lyrics written by Kiana Kong, “Winds of Change” encourages listeners to embrace their agency when the overwhelming waves in their lives have crested.

This piece is dedicated to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, also known as AAPI. One of the internal struggles that people from this community face is coming to terms with their own identity– we are not just American, nor are we just a specific Asian ethnicity. This song aims to affirm that we are not defined by what we are, and that we do not go through this struggle alone. Hold steady and stay true to who you know you are, and you will surely be able to brave through the storm.

Lyrics:

The winds of change are coming

Will you embrace or drown?

In the flames, there’s nothing

But your golden heart

If you let our past consume you

Let the tempest force your head to bow

Is there a self left to return to

When the churning waters spit you out?

Don’t be afraid

Let the strength within awake

What takes shape

When you wish to choose your fate?

Survive the winds

The winds of change

You manipulate the shadows

To form an iron bond

Your numbers are your triumph

Fight with all you’ve got

If you let our past consume you

Let the tempest force your head to bow

Is there a self left to return to

When the churning waters spit you out?

Don’t be afraid,

Let the strength within awake

What takes shape

When you wish to choose your fate?

Survive the winds

The winds of change

If you let our past consume you

Let the tempest force your head to bow

Is there a self left to return to

When the churning waters spit you out?

Don’t be afraid

Let the strength within awake

What takes shape

When you wish to choose your fate?

Survive the winds

The winds of change

Survive the winds

The winds of change

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