Done as a songwriting exercise. SSG Y12W29. Write about Souvenirs. Keepsakes. Mementos.
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Story behind the song
Not exactly a true story, but something similar happened to me as I was looking for a document in boxes in my mother's closet. I always wondered if I was meant to find the thing that I wasn't supposed to know about.
Lyrics
verse:
I found your photo in black and white.
You could be my ancestral twin.
In beads and tie dye in nineteen sixty-nine.
I wonder how you fit in.
verse:
Are you someone the family only mentioned
In whispers behind closed doors?
Was the silence due to love or vengeance?
What were you banished for?
chorus:
Time is suspended in black and white,
Your eyes looking far away.
Why have you stayed out of sight?
Where are you today?
verse:
Maybe someone is willing to talk
About your place on the family tree.
But I'll put your photo back in the box,
A memento not meant for me.
chorus
