"Wherever I Fall" is a song featured in the 2021 film Cyrano. It is played in the film before the soldiers are sent to carry out a mission that means near-certain death. They send off final letters to their loved ones while singing about their hopes and fears. The song expresses their acceptance of their fate and their gratitude for the life they have lived.
Lyrics[]
I have a wife I haven't seen
Since lilacs bloomed in Spain
She always wears them in her hair
She lets them fall down everywhere
I can see her in the glowin' light
Dressin' without a sound
I promised I'd be home all right
But I gotta lay this body down
So take this letter to my wife
And tell her that I loved my wife
And tell my boys, the Lord he found me
When I say their names out loud, they're all around me
Tell them not to cry at all
Heaven is wherever I fall
I have a girl, I think I love her
Should have told her, instead I told her mother
I gave her chocolates, I bought a ring
But I never told her anything
But I can see her in every detail now
Turning in my mind
I barely knew that girl at all
But I will love her till the end of time
So take this letter to my girl
Tell her that I saw the whole world
Say that right before I fell
I said her name out loud: Isabel
Tell her not to cry at all
Heaven is wherever I fall
I have a father, he isn't well
Thinks he might be going to h---
He was a sinner, he liked to fight
So I don't know, he might be right
I can see him every Sunday morning
Diving into the fray
He wasn't one of God's best men
But I loved him anyway
So take this letter to him, please
Tell him I can't wait to see him
I went in first, I rang the bell
I called his name out loud and I gave 'em h---
So tell him not to cry at all
Heaven is wherever I fall
Tell 'em not to cry at all
Heaven is wherever I fall
Tell 'em not to cry at all
Heaven is wherever I fall
