Mason tackles the unique experience of fatherhood, how both the father and child are forever changed by this relationship, each becoming a significant part of the others’ personality and heart. The father gave his child life, the child gives the father an undeniable reason to live. Though this track specifically looks at the special bond between father and child, the themes can apply to any kind of meaningful familial relationship. There is remarkable beauty in loving your kin, and Mason paints gratitude for that beauty into every detail of “Fathers.”
With stunning string arrangements, pretty acoustic guitars, and elegant metaphors, this track is a likely tearjerker for anyone thinking about their relationship with their father. The line “a father’s eye is a child’s sky” displays a particularly lovely sentiment. A child is full of wonder and curiosity, and looks for all of the answers in the father’s eye. As children, our parents seem infallible and all knowing, and Mason captures that perfectly with this lyric. Vulnerability, familial ties, and gratitude form the spine of this song, filled in by moving acoustic instrumentation and charming storytelling.
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