A song about memory. There's a bridge in Haverhill called the Comeau bridge, which made wonderful percussion noises until they fixed it...now it's safe, and boring.
Recorded in the top floor of barn in Great Barrington, MA
lyrics
What I’ll always remember, I’ll remember a bridge,
On the city side a ripped up flag.
The trees were too close and the branches would drag,
And if this is a memory, I don’t know what love is.
I remember a time when I was younger than this,
The river was part of the air that day,
And every time we drove home that way,
That shredded old flag would blow me a kiss.
And they’re fixing up Percussion Bridge...
Gonna make it a slick new ridge of Cubic Zirconia crossing the deep blue sea...
And take it away from me.
I suppose it was unsafe, I suppose it was frail,
But it made me feel special that I gave it a name.
Though it was just a public structure, it was mine just the same,
And every other bridge seemed quiet and pale.
The beat was so funky, like a diamond with soul,
And all it took was a car to explode.
My grown-up mind says it couldn’t handle the load,
But the boy says “man, that bridge could sure rock n’ roll!”
Why do we remember tiny little things?
I was four...swinging on my mother’s bedroom door.
Why do we remember tiny little things?
I was three...learning how to tell a bush from a tree.
Why do we remember all these little things?
I was two, and I wanted something higher than myself, I just raised my arms,
And I flew.
This is Fiske & Herrera, the duo who between them produced my album, sang harmony, and played many instruments. If you don't love what they do, you may be a soulless robot. Just sayin'. Ari Jacobson
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