Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity
Death, Sex & Money
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Memory Palace - I'm Not Giving Up Just Giving In
The song is called, Memory Palace. Sandra Day O'Connor had written in October of that year, she'd written this letter letting people know that she had Alzheimer's and that she was retreating from public life. So there was a line that I wrote that was, I've been changing, I know you can tell, my hands shake your heartaches. And yeah, those stories started to overlap for me in that song. But love the light around that picture's going dim. so before the sweetest memories came in, I'm not giving up just giving in. Yeah, I'm leaving. I'm leaving."
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