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Memories

This haunting song started out as the second track on the Marvelous Things EP, but eventually it became the opener for Room Noises. When it was rerecorded for the full length album, Weston DuPree could finally play the dramatic rhythm he had wanted the first time.

Stacy DuPree sings most of the lyrics, with Sherri on high harmony and the "wife" portion of the bridge. The working titles for this song included "Musical Seeds," and "Musical Things." (Also, OGG gets its name from the bridge of "Memories.")

Lyrics
He was throwing grain into the ground below, ground below
With dreary circles of his arm, going slow, very slow
His cap pulled down roun' his ears to
hide the smile and watery tears

My loving wife is so wonderful
how small seeds gracefully to grow
into musical things that spring from these rows
With their musical names and musical sound

Dreary birds parade across the dreary sky, but down below
the woman absent mindedly begins to sow, how she sows the
seeds her husband loved so much, but he's no longer
here with us

But her life is so beautiful
as memories continue to grow
into musical things that spring from these rows
With their musical names and musical sound
Beautiful things that spring from these rows
with their musical names and musical sounds, and musical sounds

(Husband speaking)
Distant tho I am
orange, gold, and green
firing, flaming, colors surround me
(Wife)
I was just wondering where you are?
I was just wondering where you are?
(Husband)
Darling shouldn't I be the one
wondering after all I am the one who is gone
Darling shouldn't I be the one
wondering after all I am the one who is gone
(wife)
I was just wondering
(husband)
I was just wondering
(wife)
I was just wondering
(husband)
I'm the one...who is gone
I'm the one...who is gone
who is gone

But, there's beautiful things that spring from these rows
With their musical names, and musical sounds
there's beautiful things that spring from these rows
With their musical names, and musical sounds
and musical sounds.

Etc.