Story Behind The Song
One of the first songs I wrote and recorded, from my first CD...recorded on what what have been my mother's 65th birthday - July 1, 2002.
I have only performed the song publicly about twice...very personal and emotional for me.
Song Description
This song represents what I wish I had realized and said to my mother while she was still living.
| Song Length |
5:29 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Mother |
| Similar Artists |
Indigo Girls |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Time, it moves in only one direction
But in defiance we can turn and face the rear
And watch the things we love and hate and fear grow fainter
Shrinking silhouettes on the horizon
In vain I clutch at fading recollections
And try to cast them into some new form
Measuring against some unreal norm
Silently, I drown in the abyss of this obsession
Then truth screams out from these memories --
The story wasn't only about me
But I could not see your pain
The mirror blocked my view
And anger and frustration dug the chasm that divided me and you
And I blamed the bottle, and I blamed the pills
But I never did consider that the need for them arose
From wounds that wouldn't heal
To what degree could you have fought the forces
That pushed and pulled and pried into your mind
And led you onto paths no one should find
To stumble
Accumulating sorrows and remorses
And just what was the greater tragedy
Death or life alone in misery?
But I could not see your pain
The mirror blocked my view
And anger and frustration dug the chasm that divided me and you
And I blamed the bottle, and I blamed the pills
But I never did consider that the need for them arose
From wounds that wouldn't heal