The formulas were part of the performance to allow the audience a moment to breathe while the singer could think about the next part of the story. These formulas for different aspects of culture such as greeting guests, eating meals, etc.
In my life for the first time [and,] the image made me believe [of] my mother that I could change [were] the way things *were*.
remove and & of because it makes no sense in the context of the sentence and move were to the end of the sentence.
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Managment so you can build shelter for the survivors.