I Sing Your Song Bio:
Written by Steve, with the assistance of multi award-winning songwriting duo Dawn Kenney and David Morris, the song is a personal depiction of the struggle and reality gone through with terminal illness. “I watched a loved one deteriorating before my eyes, and it affected me deeply. Time is supposed to heal all wounds, however in this cruel irony it was simply completing the circle and hastening the end. ” ~Steve Harris
First released on Circa Blue's 2016 multi-charting album “Once Upon a Time”, the song resurfaced during collaboration with Valerie Smith. “I heard the lyrics to this song, and it touched on some personal experiences of mine. I’ve had friends who have lost themselves to depression, dementia, and other illnesses. It’s heartbreaking, and all you can do is have empathy.” ~Valerie Smith (Grammy-nominated and IBMA Nominated Artist)
Steve Harris, guitarist, and vocalist from the band Circa Blue, has overseen the evolution of the group for the last ten years. During that time, he has produced five projects which have experienced both radio and award-winning success.
Lyrics
I SingYour Song
Harris/Morris/Kenney (c) 2015
V1
Tattered notes and scribbled lines written in your hand
Words that speak with clarity though you no longer can
Add two more verse lines, rework two-line prechorus to make it more general, not about a musician
(strike) When I take the stage each night
(strike) And the band starts without you, my heart says it's not right
Chorus
I sing your song
and I hear your harmony
I play that song
and you’re standing next to me
like you never went away
the music holds the memory
I sing your song
V2
Friends still ask about you, I don’t know what to say
Can’t keep makin’ excuses about why you went away (rewrite. No need to make excuses for Alzheimer’s, cancer etc.)
Time won’t ever heal the pain
Never ending circle, it comes round and round again (maybe not a circle but the relentless progression of a disease, running its course, taking the person away)
Chorus
I sing your song
and I hear your harmony
I play that song
and you’re standing next to me
like you never went away
the music holds the memory
I sing your song
V3
Well worn hymnals, voices swell, My God How Great Thou Art
We share your stories, say goodbye and leave with broken hearts
Though someone else will fill your space
It will never be the same, no one can take your place (Let’s shoot for something with a lift here. The person is gone but free from the shackles of pain.)
Chorus
I sing your song
and I hear your harmony
I play that song
and you’re standing next to me
like you never went away
the music holds the memory
I sing your song