Dear Father
Colin Hay
Colin Hay
COLIN HAY
- Dear Father LyricsDear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Dear father I know you loved to laugh though
In most of your photographs it didn’t seem that way
Dear father I can’t let you go just yet
And I still can’t forget you walking around
Dear father you’re starring in my dreams
And you’re stealing all the scenes where did you go?
In my wandering mind I stumble through time
I sing through the air I look for you there
Dear father I never got to say goodbye
I was singing on the River Clyde and I didn’t know
Dear father I see you dancing still
And I think I always will till the day I die
Dear father I feel your healing hands
As I fall asleep I can plain as the day
Dear father you’re in my reflection now
As I reach out and touch you now where did you go?
Dear father I am still curious why
You still make me furious it was so long ago
Dear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Dear father I know you loved to laugh though
In most of your photographs it didn’t seem that way
Dear father I can’t let you go just yet
And I still can’t forget you walking around
Dear father you’re starring in my dreams
And you’re stealing all the scenes where did you go?
In my wandering mind I stumble through time
I sing through the air I look for you there
Dear father I never got to say goodbye
I was singing on the River Clyde and I didn’t know
And I think I always will till the day I die
Dear father I feel your healing hands
As I fall asleep I can plain as the day
Dear father you’re in my reflection now
As I reach out and touch you now where did you go?
Dear father I am still curious why
You still make me furious it was so long ago
Dear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Facts about Dear Father
✔️
Dear Father is written by Colin James Hay.
✔️
It is first released on March 29, 2011 as part of Colin Hay's album "Gathering Mercury" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
✔️
When we try to understand the message behind it, Colin Hay's 'Dear Father' is an emotional and introspective take on a difficult father-son relationship filled with the elements of nostalgia and unresolved feelings. He uses photographs as an analogy to convey that though years have gone by and the father is still a source of mixed emotions, the memories and impacts of him are still there. Remembering one’s father is the main focus of the text with all other feelings like love, nostalgia, heartbreak, and angst being the background. Simultaneously, the piece illuminates the necessity of nostalgia and unresolved feelings and the quest for connection. The lyrics express strong emotions and contain themes that could probably best resonate with an older audience; longing, memory, and emotional complexity are among the most pronounced. The vocabulary used can be interpreted as soft, however, the intensity of feelings and the mentioning of personal grief might necessitate parental control for kids.
✔️
Dear Father falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
Dear Father song length is 3 minutes and 19 seconds.
Who wrote Dear Father lyrics?
Dear Father is written by Colin James Hay.
✔️
When was Dear Father released?
It is first released on March 29, 2011 as part of Colin Hay's album "Gathering Mercury" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Dear Father lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, Colin Hay's 'Dear Father' is an emotional and introspective take on a difficult father-son relationship filled with the elements of nostalgia and unresolved feelings. He uses photographs as an analogy to convey that though years have gone by and the father is still a source of mixed emotions, the memories and impacts of him are still there. Remembering one’s father is the main focus of the text with all other feelings like love, nostalgia, heartbreak, and angst being the background. Simultaneously, the piece illuminates the necessity of nostalgia and unresolved feelings and the quest for connection. The lyrics express strong emotions and contain themes that could probably best resonate with an older audience; longing, memory, and emotional complexity are among the most pronounced. The vocabulary used can be interpreted as soft, however, the intensity of feelings and the mentioning of personal grief might necessitate parental control for kids.
✔️
Which genre is Dear Father?
Dear Father falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
How long is the song Dear Father?
Dear Father song length is 3 minutes and 19 seconds.
Hottest Lyrics with Videos
03c22868dec30f1534736d7fd8f660ae
check amazon for Dear Father mp3 download
these lyrics are submitted by kaan
Songwriter(s): Colin James Hay
Record Label(s): 2011 Compass Records
Official lyrics by
