As the name implies, it's sort of two songs in one. This song started its life as a classical guitar solo I wrote for my daughters as a lullaby six or seven years ago. I hadn't played the song in years until I started re-learning it recently, and I decided the chord progression would make for a good hard rock song. So I turned it into that and added lyrics. However, I have retained the spirit of the original by throwing in a classical guitar reprise at the end of the song.
As with several of my previous songs, I have used a MIDI controller to record the drums and bass on this one.
The lyrics reflect a bit of my own journey in learning how to cope with depression and anxiety.
This is a link to the song on my Tumblr page: Time Traveler/Lullaby Just click where it says "Listen."
These are the lyrics:
He
came up to me
A
time traveler
I
told him he seemed
Quite
familiar to me
What
do you see
When
you look deep inside
A
lonely frightened child who
Hides
unsatisfied
CHORUS:
You
can’t
Change
what’s passed
Only
what’s to come
Repaint
your heart
Smooth
the ragged parts
And
find your redemption
Would
you like to be
A
time traveler
Would
you like to see
What
the future holds
Look
to the past
When
you feel afraid
Learn
from mistakes you've made
On
the way
CHORUS
I
turned out to be
A
time traveler
Always
stuck in the past
And
the future
But
I learned to be still
In
the present hour
I
learned to embrace my life
In
the nowCHORUS
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