FAWM: "How You Remember"

How You Remember

Liner Notes

I'm going for that childhood lightning bug summer night feeling.

"To remember is human, to forget is profound"

Lyrics

When I was young I played with cap guns  With my cousins in the yard We caught a frog or two for fun Then we do it all tomorrow

 I was typically a shy child  Occasionally I got so wild You and me playing telephone between our dreams Not as lonesome as it seems

How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is

A box of tinplate model trains The marker spells the owner’s name From before the first World War Belly up in a vintage store

A music box plays minor key With love forever, Dittany Twist of the sprocket let it play I’ll let you haunt me every day

How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is

Maybe soon I’ll come around  To remember is human, to forget is profound Me and you playing telephone between our dreams Not as lonesome as it seems

How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is How you remember ain’t exactly how it is

Comments

@cavesoil 17h

I love how the guitar cascades behind everything in a way that feels very polyrhythmic. It really makes your vocals float like a river. Nostalgia is powerful man 💪

@paintonit 12h

Thanks man. Nostalgia feels good, but I can't stay there too long!

@namey 20h

So lovely! I love the way the ideas spill over each other the same way the guitar and vocal do. Is that an open tuning? I want to try an open tuning song. Great nostalgia vibes...

@paintonit 11h

Open D! I'd been struggling to make this song work for years. Picked up my friend's guitar the other day, tuned this way, and the song came together immediately.

@hawkpicker 1w

Perfect melding of instrumentation, melody and lyrics. This is one of those songs that takes each of us to a place inside ourselves. Thanks.

@wobyen 1w

Yup, just like every other comment — teared up almost immediately. Such a moving fun cozy song.

@gavelpro 1w

I legitimately almost started to cry and then the tweedle, tweedle, tweedle guitar part came back in and lifted my spirits. Impeccably done, sir.

@paintonit 11h

the tweedle tweedles really tie the song together!

@yinj12 1w

The best kind of song is one that feels nostalgic and fresh at the same time. I love how light and airy the guitar is, and your vocals sound so clear and soothing!

@grayland 1w

The guitar is excellent the vocals are too!! Loved those sweet guitar breaks! Loved the harmonies I really enjoyed the nostalgic lyrics that took me way back!! Loved this song alot!! Awesome composition and performance!!

@deau_eyes 1w

This is so completely beautiful. The language is so nostalgic but also timeless. “I’ll let you haunt me every day” really hits at the end of that little verse. Loved the whole dang thing.

@unclesteve 1w

one of the best songs i've heard in a long long time

@skylermf 1w

I think you do a great job getting at that feeling! I love the playing telephone between dreams line. The guitar on this is so fun too

@jennakole 1w

a little john k samson and a little tom petty. this is so pretty. the lyrics are rather extraordinary -- I would pull a section to comment with but truly the whole thing resonates so deeply. another dittany appearance! love your approach this year!

@rvaross 1w

hypnotic yet so groovy / boppy. Love the swirling guitars... like ordered beautiful chaos. This would sit perfectly as-is in a montage scene in a great film.

@yourhumphrey 1w

Astounding. Got me on the verge of tears with this one, really moving. Something about whatever you did with the time makes this so dreamlike and unmoored, it's perfect for that foggy misremembering feeling.

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