I have a headcannon that the first song John learned on the piano was "Heart and Soul" By Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser. He never knew why such an old song was one of his favorites, but he played it happily all the same.
After the scratch, when John (poppop) was a child in the Crocker family, a new song began to become popular, "Heart and Soul'.
Heart and Soul
Heart and soul, I fell in love with you.
An image, almost like lightning flashed into the thirteen year old's mind. A young blonde girl with bright violet eyes
He shook his head with a little frown, then continued.
Heart and soul, Just like a fool would do.
Two more faces joined hers, a blonde boy with piercing red eyes... And his sister, then twelve more, children with looks much like his mother's.
Madly...
Were those weapons?
Oh god it was a war... The sixteen children fought against demons unimaginable...
He played on, almost without noticing now, more focused on the faux memories.
Heart and soul, I begged to be adored.
Lost control, and tumbled overboard.
He fought against the demon as his friends were nowhere to be seen, and then, a stab through the stomach, and, death...
Gladly...
Such beautiful light...
The magic night we kissed.
There in the moon, mist.
He was alive again, his wound gone. He wore a god-tier... What in hell was that?
Oh! but your lips were thrilling, much to thrilling
Then the surge of power as he... Flew.
Never before were mine so strangely willing.
Finding his friends in their own god tiers, then...
But now I see, what one embrace can do
Look at me it's got me loving you.
The plan to cause the scratch.
Madly...
So much death... But they were okay.
The little kiss you stole
They were okay...
Held all my heart and soul.
John found himself sobbing as he stared at the calendar, 1938.
What was so important about the year?
The memories were already starting to fade.
Heart and soul. I fell in love with you...
"Hey Papa? How come you always cry when you play that song? Is it sad?"
Heart and soul. Just like a fool would do...
The older man paused from his playing to wipe his eyes and look at his young son.
"Haa haa, no my boy, it's a very happy song."
Madly...
"So why do you cry?"
Gladly...
He smiled at the youth. Oh, how to explain.
"It just reminds me of a very different time, and I'm sad because it moved on without me."