Composed by Ric Albano on August 26, 2020
From the album Out There Somewhere by Ric Albano
Released October 24, 2020
Listen to the Song:
“Sweet Emily” was a song that was commissioned to Ric Albano as a tribute to an infant girl named Emily who died suddenly. Naturally, this was very difficult as Ric spent several months painstakingly deliberating each an every word.
In contrast, the music was kept as simple and easy going as possible to relieve some of the underlying tension of the main theme. Employing two acoustic and two electric guitars throughout, this sad song was kept direct and eloquent in its final presentation.
Ric Albano – vocals, guitars, percussion
Lyrics
It’s a love that never dies
Even through the most intense, traumatic cries
The more our hearts are aching, the clearer how unshakable this case
A truly special little girl, perhaps too good for this ole’ world
Although its so heartbreaking, we’ll never be forsaking the moment we face
Forever and unreservedly, that is the way one will love their own child
So if you get to Heaven and you see sweet Emily, please give her a smile
There should a natural sequence to life
The first to leave would be the earliest who’d arrived
Sometimes things don’t land that way, “why?” we say, God only knows
And there’s your favorite teddy bear, locked in its kind, forever stare
Can you look at it right now from where you are? Oh, please let it be so
No getting over it, there’s just no moving on after a while
So if you get to Heaven and you see sweet Emily, please give her a smile
Late this morning I had a vivid dream
Your tiny hand was reaching out for me
Tried so hard to rescue you,
Until I realized that I’m the one who is really lost
So I struggle to take a single step on the long and winding trek of many miles
Determined to get to Heaven where I’ll see sweet Emily and finally smile
We will share a smile
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