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A deep promise to be there for an Alzheimer’s parent, this heartwarming song was written as a tribute to families facing dementia.
Vocalist/musician/arranger Brian Asselin and musician/producer Eric Disero — two close friends — write the story of a mother with Alzheimer’s and her grown son’s promise to “always be there to hold your hand like you’ve always been for me”. The song adds the comforting reassurance, “I can be your memory”.
The song, written in 2012, is part of an album called “You Have Made a Difference”. Brian Asselin is a songwriter/saxophonist/arranger living in Ottawa, Canada. Erico Disero is a Canadian musician/producer. Lyrics are below.
LYRICS
‘I Will Remind You’
by Brian Asselin and Eric Disero
- I see you staring out your window
Searching for your past
A lifetime full of memories
Slipping through your grasp
You see those pictures on the mantel
Tell the story of your life
A glimpse into your history
Of days long passed by
When the photos start to fade
When the memories slip away,
It’s a struggle everyday
I will remind you
When you look at me and say
You see a face without a name,
Perfect strangers in the frames
I will remind you
- You see that picture taken long ago
Of a boy who’s three
Blowinʼ out his candles
Sittinʼ on your knee
Now that child is all grown up, now
Yes that boy is me
Iʼm standing right beside you
Where I want to be
When the photos start to fade
When the memories slip away
It’s a struggle everyday
I will remind you
When you look at me and say
You see a face without a name
Perfect strangers in the frames
I will remind you
- I will always be there to hold your hand
Like youʼve always been for me
And together we can beat this in the end
ʻCause I can be your memory
- Even when the darkest clouds pass by
Youʼll always find there’s hope
Eventually the sun breaks through
To form a rainbow
Every day weʼll make new memories
And add them to this shelf
Always to remind you
Youʼre never by yourself
When the photos start to fade
When the memories slip away
It’s a struggle everyday
I will remind you.
When you look at me and say
You see a face without a name
Perfect strangers in the frames
I will remind you.
When the photos start to fade
When the memories slip away
It’s a struggle everyday
I will remind you.
When you look at me and say
You see a face without a name
Perfect strangers in the frames
I will remind you.
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