Story Behind The Song

Written for a play with songs but it has never been used yet

Song Description

I have tried with both the lyrics and the melody to portray the reality of a family with fluctuating relationships.

Lyrics

Family Ties

Family ties
The bonds of love are strong,
Family ties
We feel we belong,
Family ties
Even when we've gone astray
There's family ties
The chain's not broken
Family ties
Love is the language spoken,
They're not even severed when we've died
Those family ties.

We look at each other with disdain or distaste,
Slightly out of tune, a little lost, somehow displaced,
We lose understanding when we disagree,
Someone else's view is often hard to see
Through all those...

Chorus

We cling to each other, in panic and despair
Afraid of letting go of those for whom we care,
We think we'll grow apart if we let each other be
But to keep someone you love you have to set them free
And trust those...

Family ties.
Can make you feel confused,
Family ties
Leave you hurt and bruised
Family ties
Even when they're strong there's doubt in
Family ties
Can be a blessing in disguise
But the best thing is that they can never be denied.
Those family ties.

Family Ties
The bonds of love are strong,
Family Ties
We feel we belong,
Family ties
Even when we've gone astray
There's family ties
The chain's not broken
Family ties
Love is the language spoken,
They're not even severed when we've died
Those family ties
Family ties, family ties, family ties,
Those family ties.