horace lorenzo trim wrote the words to the song taps.
who wrote the words to the song taps?
horace lorenzo trim
"taps" is a bugle call - a signal, not a song. as such, there is no associated lyric. many bugle calls had words associated with them as a mnemonic device but these are not lyrics. a horace lorenzo trim wrote a set of words intended to accompany the music: 





























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day is done, gone the sun,





























fading light, dims the sight,





























thanks and praise, for our days,





























sun has set, shadows come,





























while the light fades from sight,





























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several later lyrical adaptations have been created.





























section::::legends.
taps
if not now, when ? is an album that expresses sincere love, peace, and happiness. each song taps into its own theme that speaks on love and “hailing halleluiah every day.” the songs speak on life and the process and journey to discovering happiness. although much of the album takes on a very peaceful tone, incubus also incorporates a political perspective in their song thieves. the song thieves speak on “the paragon of civilization.” in this song, he poses the question “why should the thieves have all the fun, selling water by the river?” he references to “god fearing white americans” and insinuates that in america, that privilege is the ticket to happiness.
if not now, when? (album)