FAWM: "What Remains Of Me?"

What Remains Of Me?

Liner Notes

Big thanks to @johnrupe for the lyrics in Round #2 of the random collaboration challenge. The song is from the viewpoint of an older gentlemen ruminating on life, the internet, and his place in the world.

#folkpop #melancholy #randomcollaborations

Lyrics

I sit here staring at the walls
I seem to fade away
My kids would call me for advice
Now they just stare at screens

PRE
I used to be needed, my wisdom was gold
Now it’s just data as I grow old

CHORUS
What I’ve said is saved somewhere
But I don’t know if I’m still there
If my time runs out but my stories still live
What remains of me?
What remains of me?

VERSE 2
All the lessons I’ve passed down.
But the people in my life are gone
I gave them pieces of my soul
And now I’m holding on

PRE + CHORUS

The poem that I wrote
The trick to start the car
Memories of a sunset
How to remain calm
So much much more wisdom lives on
but the man, the source will soon be gone

CHORUS

Comments

@williamjames 1w

How very real and very sad. These are the times we live in. Human contact wanes as the digital world seems so much more appealing. Maybe in a decade we see the pendulum swing the other way and people will reminisce about the lost contacts during the digital eclipse. Heavy stuff.

@ampersandman 1w

The lyrics touch an important point that I never thought about. Very poignant lines. "Wisdom lives on/ but the man, the source will soon be gone" – that breaks my heart, argh. The song is very well written, I like the shift to major in the chorusses.