Memories - Pre Album

Lyrics:

Verse 1 

There’s a mirror in the hallway,

Shows the lines I never saw.

The boy is gone, the man’s still learning

What all this growing up is for.

You used to stand there, quiet and strong,

A coffee mug, the morning song.

I never knew what tired looked like,

Till I saw your face at dawn.

Pre-Chorus

You never said the things you felt,

You showed them in the cards you dealt.

Chorus 1

Gray beard, I see your years,

Every one built the life I’m in.

Every wrinkle, every tear,

Was love you carried on your skin.

You gave your hands, your sleep, your fire —

To build a world your sons desired.

Gray beard, I see your years —

And I thank you for mine.

(Instrumental – soft electric swells, light drums enter, atmosphere builds)

Verse 2 

You taught me how to swing a nail,

To stand again when I would fail.

To bite my tongue, to keep my word,

To mean it all when it was heard.

I hated rules, I fought your way,

But I still walk the path you paved.

Now I understand the cost it takes,

To love so much that something breaks.

Pre-Chorus

Your silence taught me more than speech,

Your life was louder than your reach.

Chorus 2

Gray beard, I see your years,

Etched like roots in the soil you’ve sown.

Every scar and every fear,

Was just your heart turned into stone.

You gave your dreams so I could find,

A sky that never left me blind.

Gray beard, I see your years —

And I’m proud they shine.

Bridge 



Now when I catch my own reflection,

I see the gray begin to grow.

And I smile — ‘cause now I know,

The weight you carried all those roads.

You never asked for praise or crown,

You just kept holding the family down.

And every gray hair, every line,

Is a promise you kept — through time.



Final Chorus 

Gray beard, I see your years,

Every silver strand is gold to me.

Your wisdom built my yesteryears,

Your love became my melody.

I’ll carry on what you began,

A son still learning how to stand.

Gray beard, I see your years —

And I’ll make you proud, old man.

Outro 

Gray beard… I’ll make you proud.

Memories

Gray Beard

Lyrics:

Verse 1

You sat by the bedside light,

Reading tales of stars at night.

Your voice painted worlds so wide,

Dragons slept where dreams collide.

Your hand brushed my tired eyes,

You said, “Sleep now, my sunrise.”

And every word you softly spoke

Built the walls my heart still holds.

Pre-Chorus

Even now, when the night feels cold,

I still hear the stories you told.

Chorus 1

Mommy, I remember those days,

Your smile could outshine the rain.

You kissed my cheek, said “You’ll be brave,”
And love felt easy, soft, and safe.


Verse 2 

First day of school, I turned to see

You waving through the glass at me.

Your eyes were proud, your tears were kind,

You said, “Don’t rush — just take your time.”

Lunchbox dreams and paper hearts,

You fixed my world when it fell apart.

Every scrape, every broken toy,

You turned the pain back into joy.

Pre-Chorus

And when I stumbled, when I’d cry,

You’d lift my chin and tell me, “Try.”

Chorus 2

Mommy, I remember those days,

Your love was the map I traced.

You taught me how to stand and fight,

To find my way through sleepless nights.


Bridge 1 

Then the seasons changed too fast,

And I grew taller, you looked back.

I thought I knew the world alone,

But every step still led me home.

We argued once, I slammed the door,

Said I’d come back — but not what for.

Now I’d trade all pride and years gone by

Just to hear your lullaby.



Verse 3 

The hospital lights were far too bright,

I prayed for one more bedtime night.

You smiled weak, said, “Don’t be scared,”

Your final breath was still a prayer.

The world fell quiet, clocks stood still,

The house grew cold, but love stayed real.

I found your books, your notes inside —

“Be brave, my son. You’ll turn the tide.”



Bridge 2

Now I talk to you through songs,

The melodies where you belong.

And when I sing, I know you hear —

Every word still pulls you near.

Final Chorus 

Mommy, I remember those days,

Your love still lights my way.

You built the heart that I became,

And whispered hope into my name.

(Refrain)

If heaven hums, I hope it’s you,

Singing stories old and true.

I’ll close my eyes, and I’ll be small,

In your arms — through it all.

Sleep now, my sunrise…

Mommy

when we used to have fun in the sun

Lyrics:

Verse 1
We built our dreams on cardboard wings,
Drew our skies with broken strings.
Running barefoot through the sound,
Of laughter lost, but never found.

Pre-Chorus
We thought the world would never change,
But the wind took it all away…

Chorus
Paper kites in the evening glow,
We let them fly, then watched them go.
Up where the sunlight fades to gray,
Our childhood drifts so far away.

Verse 2
Faded chalk on the pavement still,
Marks the place where time stood still.
Empty swings in the summer rain,
Carry whispers of joy and pain.

Pre-Chorus 2
The sky still hums those quiet tunes,
Of endless days and painted moons.

Chorus
Paper kites in the evening glow,
We let them fly, then watched them go.
Up where the sunlight fades to gray,
Our childhood drifts so far away.

Bridge 
Tangled strings and hands that bleed,
Chasing ghosts through fields of need.
The sky burns red, our youth ignites,
Ashes fall like paper kites.

Outro 
If I could reach that sky again,
I’d hold your hand and feel the wind.
But dreams can’t fly once they’re torn apart,
Our paper kites still own my heart.

Paper Kites

it all faded so fast

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Flicker on the screen, I see us there,
Ghosts of color in the midnight air.
The reel keeps turning, dust and grain,
Every frame repeats the pain.

Pre-Chorus
Your laughter bleeds through static snow,
A moment lost so long ago...

Chorus 
Every frame turns to dust in my mind,
The colors fade, but your shadow stays behind.
I reach through the noise, but the film won’t rewind,
I’m losing myself to the passing of time.



Verse 2 
Photographs melt into soundless screams,
Echoed voices haunt my dreams.
The reel burns bright, then tears apart,
I still see your face in the dark.

Pre-Chorus 2
Memories play on a broken screen,
Half of me still trapped between…

Chorus 
Every frame turns to dust in my mind,
The colors fade, but your shadow stays behind.
I reach through the noise, but the film won’t rewind,
I’m losing myself to the passing of time.

Bridge 
Rewind the pain, replay the lie,
I’m still there where our hearts died.
Flicker, flicker— the tape runs thin,
Silence plays where love has been.

Outro
The film runs out, the light burns dim,
But I still dream where we’ve once been.
In the static hum, I hear your name —
A fading film that won’t remain.

Fading Film

Lyrics:


Verse 1

Barefoot in the morning tide,

Salt on our skin, nothing to hide.

The world was small, the days were wide,

We didn’t know how fast they’d fly.

Pre-Chorus

We carved our names where the waves would fade,

Laughed as the castles washed away.

Chorus

Seashells in our hands,

Dreams written in the sand.

The sun would burn, but we’d still stand,

Back when life was just a game we planned.


Verse 2

Our shadows stretched in amber light,

Chasing gulls into the night.

We didn’t care if we were wrong or right,

We just lived beneath the sky so bright.

Pre-Chorus

Every scar was just another story,

Every fall, a piece of glory.

Chorus

Seashells in our hands,

Dreams written in the sand.

The sun would burn, but we’d still stand,

Before the weight, before the plans.

Bridge

Now I walk the shore alone,

The waves still hum that childhood tone.

Every shell I find reminds my bones —

That even joy can turn to stone.

Final Chorus 

Seashells in our hands,

Dreams washed out but never damned.

The sun still burns, I understand —

That we were free, before we planned.

Seashells

When words aren't enough, bind it to music and scream your story into lyrics.

Gray Beard

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