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Everything Happened Just Right

by The Dellow

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This song is dedicated to my girlfriend's grandmother, Eugena--who has entered the early stages of dementia.

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See me for the light that I am
Don’t carry my burden with me

I can tell that I’m not quite the same
But I can’t say how I used to be

There are moments where I am a stranger
And minutes when I feel the truth
And losing myself isn’t easy
But it’s harder forgetting ‘bout you
Yes it’s harder forgetting ‘bout you

It seems like the lady of death
Has given me two different times

And I’m sorry it falls on your watch
Seeing me lose my life twice

So smile to me while I know it
And tell me your life while I see
Do not be sad for me darling
I have already been all that I need
Just don’t you stop talking to me

Maybe there’s joy in forgetting
And going the way the wind blows

The things that I keep on reliving
Must have something I need before they go

I can laugh at my own lack of judgement
And cry at the damage that's done
But when the heavens come down for to send me
I will have plenty of space to move on
Because my memory’s with you when I’m gone

I am grateful to feel myself go
It prepares me for my final days

And watching the light of your memory
Flickering out and away

Is just as beautiful as when I had it
Because it means I have something to lose
Every breath that I take on this planet
Is the only way back to you
It is the only way back to you

And as I am nearing my time
Remember me with dignity

And when in I finally rise
Know I'm in everything that you believe

I am the flowers you pick in the morning
I am tears on your cheek in the night
When I go softly unto my soul soaring
I know that everything happened just right
I know that everything happened just right

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released January 30, 2023
Vocals and Instruments: The Dellow

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The Dellow Grass Valley, California

Dellow “…is a master of expression—weaving reality, fantasy, politics and truth into a single set of lyrics in such an irresistible way that it leaves one speechless.” -songdoor.com

A songwriter recognized by the International Songwriting Competition and Songdoor.com—Dellow’s soulful vocals, poetic insight and instrumental mastery coalesce in a sonic amalgam of rootsy folk and blue-eyed soul.
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