A Missing Piece

from Jubilate by Mary Vanhoozer/Bard and Ceilidh

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I wrote this song as an exploration about homesickness: most often, it is not the place as much as the people that we miss. But more than that, homesickness is sometimes simply mourning change: the passing of time, the simple act of acknowledging that the relationships we hold dear — even while things in the present can be wonderful — are no longer the way they used to be. Somehow, deep down, it can feel like a tragic loss. It was interesting working on this song during the COVID19 pandemic, and wrestling with being separated from loved ones. The second verse which looks forward with hope to a future reunion became even more poignant through this experience.

lyrics

I see you
I hear your voice
I see you
Even when you're not here

You see me
You hear my voice
You see me
Even when I'm not there

Our homes are not the same
Sometimes I wish they were again
Just for a moment, my little hand in yours

I see you
I hear your voice
I see you
Even when you're not here

You see me
You hear my voice
You see me
Even when I'm not there

Separate but not alone
Reunion, a word that we own
Truth to anticipate, a piece to reclaim

credits

from Jubilate, released September 25, 2020
Featured instruments Mary Vanhoozer plays on this track:

Piano
Violin
Vocals

Music written, performed and produced by Mary Vanhoozer
Recorded, Tom Bajoras
Mixing Engineer, Todd Maki
Cover Art, Venita Oberholster

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Mary Vanhoozer/Bard and Ceilidh Los Angeles, California

Multi-instrumentalist and melodist Mary Vanhoozer has released four albums of original music, each of which offers a creative blend of folk music and early music. She has also released two albums of renaissance music from England: 'Simon's Beard' and 'Under the Birchwood Tree'. She holds music degrees from Wheaton College Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, and Cleveland Institute of Music. ... more