🎵SONG——HOLDING FIRM AGAINST THE LIGHT, BY A HONG KONGER，SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR FALUN GONG TO REFUSE COLLECTIVE FORGETTING�
This song and "Guarding Life with Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" were specifically written by Dino Chen, for Falun Gong. He said, "I wrote songs specifically for Falun Gong to refuse collective forgetting and to practice a kind of moral gratitude."
Dino Chen, a Christian and amateur songwriter, immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 2022.
Lyrics:
🎵 Holding Firm Against the Light 逆光堅守
Ink-dark rain flies, staining so many dawns
Cold winds scatter so much youth along the roads of yesterday
Who has heard the silent accusations from within the ruins?
Who has seen these feet tread through the paths where I lost my way?
Look—the vast golden wheel turns endlessly through the long night
Ten thousand rays of starlight pierce the desolate silence
Compassionate eyes soothe the wounds of all living beings
Waiting quietly for the dawn to break through the loneliness of ages
[Verse 2]
The long night stretches on; this city is filled with lies
Torture and false accusations seek to break the unyielding spirit
Words and pens, cold as frost, seek to devour every conscience
Yet the fire of Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance has never been tainted
Let the bitter wind tear apart these worn-out clothes
Let the bones creak and groan—faith will not retreat even half a step
Flickering points of candlelight stand firm amid the storm of blood and fury
They are testimonies forged with life itself
Dust motes cry out, even if they bear an injustice that lasts a thousand ages
Nameless people still guard the purity of their original hearts
Though darkness blankets the entire firmament
There are still those who use flesh and blood to hold back the darkness
[Pre-Chorus]
Do not mistake silence for blind obedience
It is the wind rising deep within the soul
Blood surges, vows resound beside our ears
Listen—the stirring before the dawn
[Chorus]
Tear open this darkness and ignite the final spark!
Even if we must run against the light, we will still charge into the raging tide!
An unjust world may dream of confiscating our faith
But with our fierce and defiant vitality, we will shatter this lightless prison!
To live—is the most powerful revenge!
[Verse 3]
Looking back, ten years of upholding the Fa, through countless brutal trials
The golden vessel set sail, crossing through the mist
Carrying countless solitary boats toward the shore of light
It was You who turned the tide in the moment when everything was collapsing
[Bridge]
Wind and frost cannot destroy our unyielding spirit
Persecution cannot make us surrender
We are fireworks that can never be extinguished
We are the eternal homeward journey beneath the vast heavens!
[Chorus]
Tear open this darkness and ignite the final spark!
Even if we must run against the light, we will still charge into the raging tide!
An unjust world may dream of confiscating our faith
But with our fierce and defiant vitality, we will shatter this lightless prison!
To live—is the most powerful revenge!
[Outro]
Listen—the thunder of celebration resounds throughout the world
The opportunity of ten thousand ages showers the universe and its countless stars
The radiance of Dafa illuminates the eternal cosmos
The vast universe shall never perish
The radiance of Dafa illuminates all creation—the vast universe shall never perish