Story Behind The Song

My father died and this came out.

Song Description

reflects on the way memories shape us, tracing a man's journey through the echoes of his family--his grandmother's rituals, his grandfather's sketches, his parents' labor--realizing that just as he sees them in his past, his own son will one day see him the same way. The song is a plea to stay present before memories take over, capturing the bittersweet truth that time moves forward and we become echoes of those before us.

Lyrics

In Time
Copyright © 2017 David Baumgarten

Smoke curls up from her coffee cup,
Granny hums as the sun comes up.
Grandads' hands trace a world in flight,
Little "V's" that he sketches turn to wings in the morning light.

[Verse 2]
Grandmas' hands like Autum leaves,
Ivory keys fall, humming through the eaves.
Layin' beneath that baby grand,
Tryin' hard to hold onto what I don't understand.

[Chorus]
I see through time, through dust, through hands,
A boy becomes the man that he can.
Let me see you again, not just in, my, mind,
Before these memories hold me back in time.

[Verse 3]
Hammer swings, a spark, a sound,
My Father's weight still shakes my ground.
Mama's hands, dirt under nails,
My roots hold strong and yet these winds wail and wail.

[Verse 4]
What am I but breath and, clay?
A name that time just files away.
A hand that builds, some tunes that, fade,
A shadow walkin' in their shadows, all from yesterdays.

[Bridge]
One day that boy of mine will sit where I sat, then,
his rear in the saddle, eyes straight ahead.
See me not in place or frame,
But in the sound of his voice as he calls, my name.

[Final Chorus]
I see through time, through dust, through hands,
My son will see me just like I see my old, man.
Let me see you now, not just in my, mind,
Before these fleeting memories leave me alone,
In time. In time.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Lyfe Concierge Publishing	BEST SONGS ON BROADJAM	3/15/2025