Wang Wang's Song - With My Last Breath
"There was a mother in the ashes,
With a heart that would not break,
Through the darkness and the fire,
For the little life awake.
The world had turned so cruel that night,
But love still found a way,
And with every breath that left her,
She chose her pup to save.
She could have closed her eyes,
She could have let the darkness come,
But a mother knows one language
You are mine, you are my one.
Wang Wang, run free tonight,
Beyond the smoke, beyond the night.
With your last breath, you crawled to him,
When there was nothing left within.
And with your final, gentle kiss,
You told him, “You are loved like this.”
The last thing you could see was him,
The last thing he could feel was love.
Wang Wang, your light lives on.
No one should have known such sorrow,
No mother should have had to choose
Between the pain that surrounded her
And the life she couldn't lose.
But somehow through the flames you found
The strength to crawl once more,
And when you reached your little one,
You gave the love you bore.
One lick upon his little face,
One final mother's prayer,
As if you said, “I'm leaving now,
But I'll always still be there.”
Wang Wang, run free tonight,
Beyond the smoke, beyond the night.
With your last breath, you crawled to him,
When there was nothing left within.
And with your final, gentle kiss,
You told him, “You are loved like this.”
The last thing you could see was him,
The last thing he could feel was love.
Wang Wang, your light lives on.
And someday when the world is kinder,
When no small heart has learned to fear,
Your story will become a promise:
We will not leave them here.
For every mother without a home,
For every frightened soul,
We will remember Wang Wang
And make the broken whole.
Wang Wang, close your eyes,
You don't have to fight tonight.
Your little one will carry on,
Carrying the love you gave him on.
And though your final road was pain,
Your love was stronger than the flame.
The last thing you saw was your baby,
And the last thing you gave was love.
Sleep now, Wang Wang.
The night is finally still.
No more fear.
No more pain.
Only the memory of your love.
You crawled through the darkness
To kiss your baby goodbye
and in that final moment,
the whole world saw
what a mother's love can be.
Wang Wang,
you are not forgotten!"