Fredrick Brooks Music
SIX YEARS AND A DAY
Some historians cite that WW II lasted six years and a day. Precise or not the title felt right so here lay the genesis for creating this song and video.
My wife Joy and I gathered archival photos of Canadian soldiers along with family photos scattered throughout the visual to compliment the text.
Growing up in Canada, in a small town most everyone lost a loved one or friend in the great wars of the 20th century, it was part of the fabric of all our lives.
War touches us all, the sacrifices that these women and men endured will always live on in our hearts and memory; they’re beyond heroic.
‘Six Years And A Day’ is a humble token of our love and appreciation.
Peace
Fredrick
Seven winters broken
– Still the river sleeps
Seven years of heartache
– A million souls still weep
Upon their sorrow — upon their joy
A bitter shade may fall
Yet the veil is weak
– Their lantern burns – and shines on…
A boy on the beaches
– Wears his Father’s sweater
A child in the trenches
– Carries his Mama’s heart
Upon his sorrow – upon his joy
A bitter shade may fall
Yet the veil is weak
– His lantern burns – and shines on…
Mother draws the fire – Lays her body down She’d walked through the dark – Until her night had turned to song
Upon her sorrow — upon her joy
A bitter shade may fall
Yet the veil is weak — her lantern burns – and shines on…
Fredrick Brooks – Acoustic Guitar/Lead Vocal, Jeff Brackett – Lead Guitar, Joy Brooks – Harmonies, Katherine Brooks – Harmonies.
Thanks to Sunny Diamonds – www.diamondfactorystudios.com
THE PRAYER
I wrote this piece for His Holiness the Dali Lama – the glass flute you hear is a sample from my software (Propellerhead) and the bell is an actual prayer bell brought home from Tibet as a gift from my son in-law Colin. You may notice the quiet chants are heavy with reverb – I did this to give the composition a sense of altitude and
THE PRAYER
I wrote this piece for His Holiness the Dali Lama – the glass flute you hear is a sample from my software (Propellerhead) and the bell is an actual prayer bell brought home from Tibet as a gift from my son in-law Colin. You may notice the quiet chants are heavy with reverb – I did this to give the composition a sense of altitude and lean the melody towards the mystic.