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Lyrics

I saw your face, painted on the wall
Shapeless in space, colorless and small
        I remember you, faded and subdued

I spent the day, haunted by your sight
Hiding away, curse away the light
        I remember you, fading out of view

    You're a memory now
    You're all faded and brown
    You're just namelessly hung
    On the tip of my tongue in a silent remark

    You're a memory now
    You're just dust on the ground
    Just a whisper of steam on the crest of a dream
    While I walk in the dark
    You're a memory now

Sheltered and safe, hidden and concealed
Your timid face, never was revealed
        Shaded from the light, tepid and so slight

Shake off the dust, wipe away the years
Scrape off the rust, nothing more appears
        I've been through it all, still I can't recall
  
    [Chorus]

Tablature

Tuning: DADgAD (open D), capo 5

The guitar part is mostly triplet-based in the verses, with three-note chords plucked low to high in rapid-fire succession. 

Verse:  
    xx000x ...         xx212x ...
    xx434x xx034x x4x34 xx034x
    5xx55x ...
    
    xx000x ...         xx212x ...
    xx434x xx034x x4x34 x0x34x
    5xx55x ...

Verse end parts: (I remember you...)
    4xx34x xx034x x4x34x xx034x
    5xx55x 
    (twice)

Chorus: (strummed)
    000000 ....     000000 002100 000000 002100 004300
    x02300 ....     x02340 ....
    x20040 ....     x24000 ....
    5x0550 ....
   
    000000 ....     000000 002100 000000 002100 004300
    x02300 ....     x02340 ....
    x20040 ....     x24000 ....
    x02340 ....
    x4xxxx xx0xxx xx2xxx xxx0xx xx2xxx xx0xxx


   

Played LiveFull Statistics

Played at 1 out of 12 shows since introduction (8%)
Played at 1 out of 6 non-open mic shows since introduction (17%)
There have been 11 show(s) since the last play.

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  Discussion: Memorized

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Reply View Account Michael Waddell on Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:34am
Sad
This song is so sad! It would be in danger of being maudlin, or (God forbid!) cliche, except for the spots of lyrical brilliance. "A whisper of steam on the crest of a dream..." Those sorts of words give my eyes permission to cry without worrying about it.

Reply <3 (anonymous) on Jan 2, 2010 @ 6:37am
[No Subject]
I love you, your voice, your music.... :'(
Reply Ryan (anonymous) on Jan 2, 2010 @ 10:27pm
Amazing song
This is song amazing one of my favorite songs thanks
Reply Savannah (anonymous) on Jan 2, 2010 @ 11:12pm
RIP BEARDTARD
i lov this song my fav trying to download
Reply Gibby (anonymous) on Jan 3, 2010 @ 8:16am
R.I.P BEARDTARD.
RIP BEARDTARD. THIS SONG IS SO GOOD :)
Reply zviliz (anonymous) on Jan 3, 2010 @ 1:36pm
Song
Great Job man! this is good:)
Reply Laura (anonymous) on Jan 3, 2010 @ 2:46pm
Beardtard
haha, I'm not the only one looking up the song... R.I.P beardtard! you will be missed!!! but never forgotten
Reply Colten (anonymous) on Jan 3, 2010 @ 5:14pm
BEARDTARD
great song fit so well for beardtard and hi all shaytard fans :D
Reply Steven Coulter (anonymous) on Jan 3, 2010 @ 9:28pm
RIP Beardtard
Nice song :D

Beardtard will be miss :( RIP
Reply Spiderthing (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 2:29am
Rip beardtard
This song almost made me cry for beardtard
Back  Reply AbbyRose (anonymous) on Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:17pm
Rip beardtard
Me too! :(
Reply Jason (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 6:53am
[No Subject]
That's lovely.i like this song so much
Reply Colm (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 10:15am
Sha-weet!
Great song =D
Just wanna ask, do you deliver CD's to Ireland?
Thanks :D
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Back  Reply View Account Josh Woodward on Jan 4, 2010 @ 10:24am
Sha-weet!
Of course! I'll deliver them anywhere that has mail delivery. And for places that don't, I'll rent a camel and go all old-school Pony Express!
Back  Reply Colm (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 11:59am
Sha-weet!
You, sir, are a king among men :D
Thanks :)
Reply Me. (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 1:27pm
Great song.
First time i listened to it, loved it.
Reply Brian (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 8:58pm
:D
Nice song! I'm grateful you make your music free! I see a big musical future for you.
Reply Jim (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 11:13pm
Love it.
I love everything about this song. You're genius.
Reply greg (anonymous) on Jan 4, 2010 @ 11:56pm
0_0
i'm in awe... what an incredible song. great lyrics. great melody.
Reply Eileen (anonymous) on Jan 5, 2010 @ 2:56pm
Wonderful
I love the song. It's so wonderful, beautiful and sweet. Amazing!

Best regards from Denmark
Eileen
Reply Brandon (anonymous) on Jan 5, 2010 @ 5:33pm
We are memories
I can't stop listing to this! It makes me think about the people I knew who die, what we leave when we gone and BEARDTARD.

RIP BEARDTARD(2007-2010)
Reply Keef (anonymous) on Jan 6, 2010 @ 8:38am
[No Subject]
great song!.awesome lyrics!.
Reply Aly (anonymous) on Jan 6, 2010 @ 12:45pm
BEARDTARD
This so fit so perfectly with the beardtard video. Love your song and you video. Great job.

Hi all shaytard/shaycarl fans :D
Reply Alison Brooke : ) (anonymous) on Jan 6, 2010 @ 3:30pm
BEST SONG.
I'm 12 and this is my favorite song ever. :)
Thank you, Josh, for making the best music ever!!
Keep it up. I bought Memorized on iTunes,
and I'm willing to buy much more
of your songs!! :)!
Reply Michelle (anonymous) on Jan 6, 2010 @ 5:44pm
didnt work
i tried downloading your link for the download of memories and its telling me the download is invalid the song does not exist????
Reply Dan (anonymous) on Jan 6, 2010 @ 8:56pm
wow
i love this song, thank you for the free download aswell. i will make sure to spread the word
Reply Sarah (anonymous) on Jan 11, 2010 @ 9:33pm
Beautiful Song
This song reminds me of my grandma that died a week ago. This song is really spot on, I remember her "fading out of view" and now being a memory. Beautiful song
Reply Suzanne (anonymous) on Mar 12, 2010 @ 1:57am
[No Subject]
This song made me tear up.. Beautiful, and full of emotion. Thank you.
Reply Mikkel (anonymous) on Mar 24, 2010 @ 4:32am
[No Subject]
Hey Just love this song Like anyone els i first saw it in a RIP beardTard video and now love it.! Josh You got some fans here in Denmark :)
Reply Ounikao (anonymous) on Apr 29, 2010 @ 11:07pm
Great Song

This song is very deep. I really enjoy it and going to be listening it to it a lot. The lyrics are extremely powerful

Reply David Torres (anonymous) on Aug 31, 2010 @ 4:38pm
[No Subject]

Would this song be to much to play at a funeral?


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