Skipping Stones

2 weeks ago by @alicelimoges

Skipping Stones

alicelimoges

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Liner Notes

The Skirmish prompt today was "Misunderstood". I thought about my struggles with depression from a young age and how I never thought I'd be happy or even survive into adulthood. But now I'm thriving! So I wanted to write about that. I had been working with a student earlier on the skirmish theme "that's not normal" that suggested using opening tunings. I suggested she do a really high capo and tune the high E string to D, which I thought sounded so cool that I wanted to try it myself. I finished writing the song within the hour time limit but had to teach a music lesson before I could record it, so here we are :)
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Lyrics

Verse 1:
I used to feel so brave
To share the mess I made
Now I feel afraid
Of who I was before I became myself
Or else before I fell
Before I understand
We’re all born good

Chorus:
Took a long time to learn how to live a good life
Took a lot of work to learn how to lead with a smile
Those early days skate away
Like skipping stones across the waves
You have to let them go
To see them fly away

Verse 2:
Never thought I’d get this far
Or find my guiding star
Guess you don’t know who you are
When you’re stuck at the start
Of the road
With a long long way to go
It’s hard to know
Until you’ve made your home

Chorus:
Took a long time to learn how to live a good life
Took a lot of work to learn how to lead with a smile
Those early days skate away
Like skipping stones across the waves
You have to let them go
To see them fly away

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