Song Description

A story of dementia and how music can be a powerful aid in regaining memories

Lyrics

The Music Takes Him

Back Benny was a natural... a bookie born and bred
Worked out the crazy numbers ...simply in his head
He Figured out the odds on the most complicated bets
Like he knew how the race was won before they'd run it yet
He was Sharp as a razor Bright as a tack
Before his memory slipped away but the music brings him back

Benny played piano that's how he spent his nights
He played from his heart that's how he met his wife
Music was his life but not his livelihood
And they can from miles to listen to him playing like he could
He was Sharp as a razor Bright as a tack
Before his memory slipped away but but the music brings him back

She found herself annoyed at first when he started to forget
Like he didn't care to listen was what made her most upset
But the man she knew just slipped away his mind began to slide
Now he's living with these strangers where they treat him like a child

But He was Sharp as a razor Bright as a tack
Before his memory slipped away but the music brings him back
When His fingers tap dance beautifully along the pianos keys
Unlocking precious memories through his favourite melodies

He was Sharp as a razor Bright as a tack
That was Bennys yesterday And the music brings him back
When His fingers tap dance beautifully along the pianos keys
Unlocking precious memories through his favourite melodies