You are Here – dementia music video

The Caregiver’s Voice INSPIRATION – You are Here

Written by Karen Morand, Dale G. Butler, and Bakhus Saba, “You Are Here” is music video about younger-onset dementia that strikes almost 2 million people worldwide. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of this rare type of dementia that affects people below age 65 and as young as 29.

I read the words first, and then as the music played, felt the words of “You are Here” (see lyrics below).

Click image below to watch the video and sing along (if you’re alone)!

“You are Here” gives caregivers an opportunity to feel the uncertainty and fears navigating this world while living with dementia. For those diagnosed with early-onset dementia, this tribute helps give a beautiful voice to your day-to-day experiences.

God knows what’s happening here
I’m all alone in my fear
“Early onset” is what I’ve been told
I’m too young to be old

All the memories I’ve known
Are fading into the unknown
The life I lived with the people I love
Are ghosts that haunt me now
And I need to know somehow…

(Chorus)
You are here
You are near
Hold my hand
One thing remains through the years – you are here.

I look in the mirror and what do I see?
The eyes of a stranger stare back at me
The look is familiar but something is wrong
Like an old forgotten song
Can you help me sing along?

(Chorus)
You are here
You are near
Hold my hand
One thing remains through the years – you are here.

(Bridge)
All that I know is this moment right now
You may be a stranger but love me somehow
In time you will get to know
Love’s hardest lesson is in letting go

One day you’ll pack up my things
I’ll leave you behind spreading my wings
Forgetting confusion, losing the pain
But I’ll remember your name
And I’ll love you just the same…

(Chorus repeated)
You are here
You are near
Hold my hand
One thing remains through the years – you are here.

 Click below or if the image doesn’t display, then click on You are Here to view on YouTube.