Remember

1 week ago by @dr_griff

Remember

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Liner Notes

#folk #filk #singersongwriter #finished

For the Finish It (Finished) challenge. The chord progression and melody have been hanging out in my voice memos for a month and a half. Tonight I decided to put some lyrics to them, with the help of @matthewsanford prompting me. This is the result. I get the sense that the viewpoint characters/singer are looking at the dying elders of their culture and trying to find ways to keep their memory (if not their memories) alive.

Lyrics

No Capo

Verse 1
D
Way back when
G
When the world was young and new
D
Way back when
A Asus2
When there was so much to do

Look at now
Everyone is old and gray
Look at now
Everyone just seems to say

Bridge 1
F G D Dsus4
Remember us when we used to be happy?
F G D Dsus4
Remember us when we used to be fun?
F G D Dsus4
Remember us, remember how we used to be
F G
Remember us or remember none

Verse 2
Say their names
And remember them anew
Say their names
And remember them and true

Know their tale
Who they were and who they’ll be
Know their tale
What they meant to you and me

Bridge 2
Remember when they used to be so happy?
Remember when they used to be so kind?
Remember them, remember how they used to be
Remember them, remember all the time

Verse 3
Always see
What they wanted us to know
Always see
How they wanted us to grow

Hold their love
So strong for you and me
Hold their love
And be what we have to be

Bridge 3
Remember why they used to be so happy
Remember why they used to be so strong
Remember them, remember how they used to be
Remember we will be like them ere long

Outtro
Remember
Remember
And you will see

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