Story Behind The Song
I drive by the intersection almost daily and wanted to touch people with the memory of Tia and one of the messages in all of the sadness, which is to slow down when driving, and ideally in life
Song Description
A little girl named Tia was killed by a car in a crosswalk, A blinking light and additional signage was put up in her name to slow people down. They call the initiative TIA - Traffic Intersection Awareness
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Life |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
TIA
© by Steve Mason 2004
(Verse 1)
A few days into the springtime; A few months ago
A dream up and left us; on a dark stretch of road?
There?s an intersection; A crossroad in life
There?s no changing directions; When sadness cuts like a knife
(Chorus)
Tia, Tia, There?s a beacon at the crossroads in your name
Tia, Tia, Let your memory slow us down (enough), to savor? what of life remains
(Verse 2)
Now the tears have been flowing; Since your dream had to end
Still we try to take comfort; In the love of our friends
(Bridge)
I don?t know if it was raining; I?ve hidden memories of that day
Sometimes we?re blind on our journey; days and lives can sadly slip away
-CHORUS-
(Verse 3)
So we had to do something; or the world might not know
What?s left of you isn?t nothing; or just the missing you so
-CHORUS-