In 2015, Dave was on a long trip to Australia and I was at home with our boys. I was missing Dave from the first day he left, but in the middle of the trip, I realized something deeper… I realized that I missed the sounds that he makes everyday. I missed his eating, breathing, sleeping sounds. I missed the joy and laughter, and I missed his footsteps in the house. Our boys even make different sounds when he’s around. He’s always wrestling and tickling them and they laugh like crazy.
After he came home, I started writing this song, and a few weeks later, Dave was talking to a dear friend who had just recently lost his wife to a fight against cancer. Dave asked him how he was doing, especially during the holidays. Our friend told him that the holidays were brutally difficult (especially the “first” holidays), but what he didn’t expect was that the absence of daily sounds were even harder. The clinking of the cereal bowl in the morning, the number of sneezes in a row that she always did, the high-pitched laugh she would make when she found something really funny… He missed her sounds…
The world has so much craziness swirling around in it every day: racism, brutality, slavery, sickness, disease, hunger, thirst, war, religious violence, prejudice, injustice, gang violence, abuse, accidents, old age, young age… and every day, people… really good people are passing away. Even though the situations that cause these losses differ, there is one unifying thing that almost every one of these families share: They miss the sounds of their loved ones.
This song was written to help give language to someone who is struggling with the daily loss of a loved one. It was also written to give understanding to people who are trying to care for friends that have lost a loved one.
There are 2 versions of this song: One with words, and one is an instrumental. This is the instrumental version! While you’re listening to this song, if someone pops into your mind and you think they might need to hear it, send them a link or gift them the song. We hope it brings healing, understanding, and fresh perspective to hurting hearts and to the hearts that are trying to bring comfort to the hurting.
credits
released August 12, 2016
Composition: Dave and Tara Powers
Mix and Master: Mike Binder
Guitar: Dave Powers
Sound Design, Bass Guitar: Mike Binder
Producers: Dave and Tara Powers
Artwork: This was a collaborative effort between Tara Powers, Dave Powers, and Charles Ciepiel! If you’d like to check out Charles Ciepiel’s design firm, here’s the link: www.goccdesign.com
Special Thanks:
To all of our AMAZING family and friends that helped make our Kickstarter campaign a success, making this recording possible! Extra Special THANK YOU: Mona Rosene, Mike & Robin Kinney, Judd & Eldeen Pickett, Daniel & Christina Miles, Lydia Kurniawan, Dobsy & Alex Hogg, Emily Carlson, Lani & Don Dolifka, Tom & Sara Walsh, Steve & Joyce Schafer, Matt Young, Justin & Autumn Williams, Simon & Clare Jones, Jim & Kelly Roos, Wayne Pyle, Hannah & Jake Weidmann, Osana, Cheryl & Danny Jackson, Linda Sue Head, Rebecca Pettigrew! You all are INCREDIBLE!!!
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MOUNTAINCITY is a married singer-songwriter duo from Colorado. We write, record, and perform songs that shine a light on
authentic love.
MOUNTAINCITY tours the United States and performs 100+ times per year, and currently has 30+ Million Streams on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc....more
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