FAWM: "Ephemeral "

Ephemeral

Liner Notes

ephemeral /ĭ-fĕm′ər-əl/
1. Lasting for a markedly brief time.
2. Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of above ground growth. Used especially of plants.

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Lyrics

Ephemeral - February 15, 2025

We were all going to the show but
You weren’t picking up the phone
But if I have only known
I wouldn’t have left
Without you
Without You

That club on the corner, they've torn it down
All my favorite things are not here now
All disappeared over night
But my life goes on
Without you
Without you

CHORUS:
Beautiful things can’t last forever
Is what you’d always say
Ephemeral flowers in the spring
Short-lived but captivating
But now gone without
as much…. of a trace

That metro park by the cemetery
Where we’d hike, it was our sanctuary
I look just over the fence
And see your headstone

I still visit every spring
Just to see what might be blooming
You knew each of them by name
And this walk will never be the same
Without You
Without you

Trout Lillies, mayapple, spring beauties
Trilliums, bloodroot, the things you'd taught me
Little reminder always pop up
When I least expect them to

Comments

@resonut123 3d

A Sad and Wistful tune, well done.
Each verse is a winner along with the chorus.
I like how you name the various flowers too.
The nice guitar playing and vocal really elevate this strong lyric.

@bradbrubaker 3d

Nice write. Little captured moments that tell the story of before, right after, and longer after a loss.

@philnorman 1w

Lovely melody, and so delicately delivered, so tender in your upper register. What an emotional whallop as the song and story unfolds. The emotion in your voice and restraint in the guitar part are so powerful. Thank you for sharing this one with us.

@davidtaro 1w

Oh man, this one really hits hard. That headstone line and pause is HEAVY. Especially as it starts as if it’ll be a regular old end of a relationship song. Love the repetition of ‘without you’ - takes on a whole new weight when you realise the context. Beautiful tune man, got me crying on a Sunday morning 😢