Lead The Way
By the Three Leaf Clover
Kartini, Rukmini, Kardinah
KARTINI: (to sisters) Our grandfather was a pioneer when half a century ago, he gave both his sons and daughters a European education. So we have no right to be passive, to be nothing. Noblesse oblige, excelsior!
KARDINAH: First, we need to request the government for a scholarship!
RUKMINI: If we could get Father’s consent we would be richer than Queen Wilhelmina.
KARTINI
THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE WE WERE BORN AND RAISED
CARED BY MY MOTHER
SHE TAUGHT ME RESPONSIBILITY
RUKMINI
WE WORK, WE NURTURE AND PRAY
WE DO THE THINGS WE MUST DO
KARDINAH
AS A SISTER
A HOUSEWIFE
A FRIEND
KARDINAH & RUKMINI
WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LEAN ON
KARTINI
YOU’VE TAUGHT YOUR WAYS TO ME
IT’S WHAT YOU WERE BORN TO DO
AND I’M WILLING TO GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU
RUKMINI
OUR TRADITION
OUR WAYS
KARDINAH
OUR PEOPLE
BORN AND RAISED
KARTINI
THIS IS OUR HOME!
RUKMINI
WE DON’T HAVE TO
SETTLE FOR LESS
WE CAN HAVE DREAMS
BEYOND THIS ISLAND
KARTINI
IT’S TIME FOR A REVOLUTION
KARDINAH & RUKMINI
REVOLUTION!
KARTINI, RUKMINI, KARDINAH
I FEEL IT CALLING TO ME
AND IF WE CAN MAKE IT
IT’S VICTORY!
KARTINI
BUT I CAN’T DO THIS ALONE
I NEED YOU ON MY SIDE
TO WORLDS UN -
KARTINI, RUKMINI, KARDINAH
KNOWN!
KARTINI, RUKMINI, KARDINAH
I’LL LEAD THE WAY FOR YOU
IT’S WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO
AKU RELA MEMBERIKAN
HIDUPKU UNTUKMU
NOTHING VENTURED,
NOTHING GAINED
AYO MAJU,
TRY AGAIN
DARE TO TRY AGAIN!
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This song is the anthem of freedom. If European Fantasy was the seed of the fire of freedom, Lead The Way IS the blazing fire. Kartini and her sisters are singing together in the village, encouraging the Javanese women to dream outside of their island.
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This track was co-produced by Shamshawan Scott. We tried to evoke the feelings of freedom with the passionate strings, bongos and playful bass. This song was originally just an instrumental track that Sham and I was messing around with, but I came back to it and wrote a verse and chorus.
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I'd like to hear this with the bongos once again replaced with a kendhang.
I'm curious to see the villager extras in this scene to be the percussionists.