The Dignity In Her Voice

Story Behind The Song

My mother fell and had to be put in a nursing home where I watched her decay from dementia and physical ailments. I would try to remind her of memories from my childhood.

Song Description

My mother fell and had to be put in a nursing home where I watched her decay from dementia and physical ailments. I would try to remind her of memories from my childhood.

Song Length 5:41 Genre Rock - General
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Heartbreaking, Moving Subject Sorrow, Mother
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

The Dignity In Her Voice:

I sit here next to you
Do you recognize who I am
How you once gave birth to me
And all the dreams you dreamed

I hope I made them come true
I hope that you were proud
If only I could read your mind
To know what you're thinking about

Now you close your eyes
And you dream of tropical skies

It took so long for me to understand
The love you gave as only a mother can
Now time and disease have taken you away
You cannot speak... there's nothing left to say
But I can still hear the dignity in your voice

A life lived full and long
A simple fall and it's all gone
Memories of a life gone by
Fade like the sun into the night

Sleep now... dream your dreams
Of bike rides in the park
Paddle boats and moon beams
The sounds of puppies when they bark

Do you remember my face?
Or do you see a stranger in my place

It took so long for me to understand
The love you gave as only a mother can
Now time and disease have taken you away
You cannot speak... there's nothing left to say
But I can still hear the dignity in your voice


Flesh and bone will whittle away
We pray to meet again some day
Even the strongest steel in time will rust
'Til all that's left is ash and dust


I wanted to comfort you
But you didn't want to be a burden
You wanted to be dignified
When they dropped the final curtain

For what it's worth... you stood tall
But fate and time were not so kind
Time...that reaper of us all
Robbed you of your beautiful mind

Do you remember my face?
Or do you see a stranger in my place

It took so long for me to understand
The love you gave as only a mother can
Now time and disease have taken you away
You cannot speak... there's nothing left to say
But I can still hear the dignity in your voice

This song has great potential. I really hope to hear future versions... some nice lyrics and good driving bass.

sad song. keep rocking and recording.

Nice song very sentimental!
Musically I liked the guitar, it sat nicely with it's volume and reverb Bass and drums too on my little computer speakers. The piano was a bit forward and dry maybe an electric piano sound would blend better it sounds a wee bit mechanical too maybe play it a bit looser. While thinking of the chorus, perhaps some high strings or organ pad would be in order to fill out the high end. The vocal doubling is a bit out front I would probably drop the doubled part around 8 db also maybe don't bring it in on the first verse save it for later so you have a sense of building. A little touch of tuning would not hurt the vocals to fix some of those pitch problems. Turn up your drum fills so they stand out as accents they were a little lost in the mix. That's all I have hope it helps and good luck to you in your musical efforts! Regards Jim

the song has a lot of potential

Nice progressive bass track.

Overall pleasing. Well played and balanced although I would like to hear the vocals a little more.

This song could work really well with a younger teen rock group that sings softer hits.

Nothing in particular

Nice message. Good instruments

Songs about mom (even though gone) are always a good idea! Heart felt and honest. Two Most crucial aspects of any song.

This song has a good beat and good instrumentation

Nice mood to this track, nice intrumentation

Lyrics Jose Alvarez Music Jose Alvarez
Performance Jose Alvarez

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