These Days

from The Assumption by Michele Thomas

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I wrote this song in dedication to my sister and my mother who passed away in 2005 and 2006. I believe I was inspired by a song Dianne Reeves recorded on her 1987 self-titled album…a song called “Better Days” funny enough. But what stayed with me was the archetype of the strong black female matriarchs who are often profiled in songs by Black Americans who solemnly understand the birthright of faith and love that gets handed down to us through their care. And I am no exception.

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These Days

That girl from way back when
She didn’t know what she had
She didn’t know who she was
All she ever did was depend on your love, your love

Love of a mother, sister
Love that was fierce and true
Love of a martyr, soldier
Love I imperfectly knew for a time

I look up from the days that pass
and find my tears have fogged the hourglass…

…and realize these days are so much shorter since you’ve been gone
But I’m standing much taller than I had before
Who knew that your shoulders stayed beneath my feet all along

Maybe that door never closed

Memories that hold me fast
Wash up upon my mind
Like tea leaves in my mug
Like chocolate strawberry smiles we once shared back then

I stand in awestruck of your
Backbone of peace and light
I reach back for your power
To persevere through this fight one more day

Then I look in the mirror and see
that everyday you’re looking back at me…

…and realize these days are so much shorter since you’ve been gone
But I’m standing much taller than I had before
Who knew that your shoulders stayed beneath my feet all along

Maybe that door never closed

Ah Marie, you fought the good fight with the softness of the haze glow from the rainbow jettisoned from a bitter storm…

From this cruel providence
The fortitude of your strength was magic
Nothing short of magic

What you brought, magic
What you left, magic
In my heart where you will always stay

But these days are so much shorter since you’ve been gone
But I’m standing much taller than I had before
Who knew that your shoulders stayed beneath my feet all along

Maybe that door never closed

These days my heart has grown fonder with distance and time
Never knowing the fullness of your love in this life
I always wonder if I would be the same if you could’ve stayed.

These days are so much shorter
But I’m standing, I’m standing much taller
Right on your shoulders, right on your shoulders

I always wonder if I would be the same if you could have stayed

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from The Assumption, released March 25, 2022
Music & lyrics by Michele Thomas

Michele Thomas - Vocals, keys
Darren Scorza - Drums
Clark Sommers - Bass
Neal Alger - Guitar
Chris Mahieu - Piano

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Michele Thomas Chicago, Illinois

The daughter of a preacher, Chicago singer Michele Thomas brings an irresistible gospel-soul warmth to jazz.
JazzReview.com deemed her as, “one of those new artists that you anxiously wait to hear more from…"

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