DLEJ brings a gentle meditation on life with the song A Passing Wind. The artist writes and composes the entire track for the album At the End of Flow. The performer mixes natural imagery with a soft melody to create a space for reflection.
Released: April 2, 2026
A Passing Wind
Dlej • From “At the End of Flow”
A Passing Wind Lyrics Translation (from “At the End of Flow”)
The songwriter drafts lyrics that compare a restless human heart to a steadfast mountain and a flowing river. A key line asks, ‘What are we chasing on this long road beneath the sky?’. He suggests that true peace comes not from holding on, but from letting go, layer by layer.
The mountain stands for ages, never claims it’s highThe mountain’s stood for ages, never claiming it’s high.
The river flows a long, long way, never says where it will lieThe river flows a long, long way, never saying where it’ll lie.
Only the human heart keeps asking, asking, why, oh why?Only the human heart keeps asking, asking, ‘Why, oh why?’
What do we chase, on this long road beneath the sky?What are we chasing on this long road beneath the sky?
A breath, scattering in the empty airA breath’s scattering in the empty air,
The wind passes through the barren field, leaves nothing behind, no traceas the wind passes through the barren field, leaving no trace.
The clouds drift across the heavens, never settle in one placeThe clouds drift across the heavens, never settling in one place.
These hands I held so tightly, now find only empty spaceThese hands I’ve held so tightly now find only empty space.
But in this emptied heart, the world finds its embraceBut in this emptied heart, the world finds its embrace.
To live this life, it’s not adding more to holdTo live this life isn’t about adding more to hold,
But layer by layer, letting go, a story to unfold.but letting go, layer by layer, so the story can unfold.
To live this life, it’s not adding more to holdTo live this life isn’t about adding more to hold,
But layer by layer, letting go, a story to unfold.but letting go, layer by layer, so the story can unfold.
(Yeah, letting go, watching it unfold)(Yeah, we’re letting go, watching it unfold.)
When a single leaf falls, the forest finds its quiet soundWhen a single leaf falls, the forest finds its quiet sound.
When a ripple passes by, the river clears all aroundWhen a ripple passes by, the river clears all around.
Human sorrows, they are no different, on this hallowed groundHuman sorrows aren’t any different on this hallowed ground.
To hold so much, won’t make the world feel wideHolding so much won’t make the world feel wide.
But with nothing left to grasp, the open sky inside…But with nothing left to grasp, there’s an open sky inside.
Mountain is me, river is me,I’m the mountain, I’m the river,
This flowing breath, it’s me, you seeand this flowing breath is me, you see.
In this vast universe, a passing breeze, I’ll be.In this vast universe, I’ll be a passing breeze.
Become the wind, become the earth,I’ll become the wind, I’ll become the earth,
Returning to nature, a new birth.returning to nature in a new birth.
A Passing Wind Music Video
The song provides a comforting reminder about the freedom found in simplicity. What does ‘A Passing Wind’ mean? The lyrics describe the peace of becoming one with nature.