Old Memories, New Truths

Lyrics

[INTRO | CLOSE VOCAL, PIANO] old memories [CHOIR:] old memories old memories new truths [VERSE 1 | RESTRAINED] someone waited by the doorway someone called to check you’re home someone put the kettle on when you couldn’t face your own someone stayed a little longer knew when not to ask you why funny what you don’t remember till you need it to survive [PRE-CHORUS | KICK ENTERS] blood or not here or gone somebody had your back sometimes you have to look behind to understand all that [CHORUS | GOSPEL HOUSE] old memories new truths turning what we remember into something we can use not in anger not in sadness look at what they gave to you old memories new truths they made something out of you [CHOIR:] out of you out of you [POST-CHORUS | GROOVE] old memories [CHOIR:] new truths old memories [CHOIR:] new truths [VERSE 2] if somebody said goodnight like tomorrow was assumed if somebody made you welcome when there wasn’t any room if you ever felt connection even briefly, even once then your life has touched another and another touched your life [PRE-CHORUS | LIFT] with us now or somewhere else what mattered doesn’t leave sometimes what we call a memory is something we still need [CHORUS | FULLER] old memories new truths turning what we remember into something we can use not in anger not in sadness look at what they gave to you old memories new truths every kindness left a clue [BREAKDOWN | PIANO + ORGAN] [LEAD:] just that you exist [CHOIR:] you exist [LEAD:] just that you exist [CHOIR:] you exist [LEAD:] has meant something to somebody [CHOIR:] somebody [LEAD:] more than once more than twice more than you will ever know [BUILD | CALL AND RESPONSE] [LEAD:] you were chosen [CHOIR:] chosen [LEAD:] you were held [CHOIR:] held [LEAD:] you were saved [CHOIR:] saved [LEAD:] how many times? [CHOIR:] many, many times [LEAD:] how many times? [CHOIR:] many, many times [LEAD:] so keep going [CHOIR:] keep going [LEAD:] keep going [CHOIR:] keep going [FINAL CHORUS | RELEASE] old memories new truths old memories new truths look back gently look back knowing every kindness left a clue old memories new truths old memories new truths [LEAD:] just that you exist [CHOIR:] means something [LEAD:] just that you exist [CHOIR:] means something [FINAL HOUSE REFRAIN] old memories new truths [CHOIR:] means something old memories new truths [CHOIR:] means something [LEAD:] many, many times [CHOIR:] many, many times [LEAD:] keep going [CHOIR:] keep going old memories new truths [CHOIR:] old memories new truths [INSTRUMENTAL OUT | CHOIR CONTINUES IN FRAGMENTS]