FAWM: "Water Finds a Way"

Water Finds a Way

1 week ago by @dr_griff

Water Finds a Way

dr_griff

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Liner Notes

#filk #folk #singersongwriter #hopepunk

I've had the title in mind for about six months. Today a melody and progression presented themselves, and it came together. This is also a hopepunk song - about having hope even when things are hard. Enjoy.

Lyrics

Capo 3
G Em G Em G

Verse 1
G Am7
Everyone has had a day of failures
G Am7
We’ve all had a day of nothing right
C D G Em
We’ve all had a day that could be better
Am7 D
Everyone has had a sleepless night

We’ve all had a time when nothing’s working
Everyone has had a day of “no”
Everyone has had to face the music
We’ve all had a day of “stop” and “slow”

CHORUS
Am7 G
Remember, though, that nothing is forever
Am7 D
And there will always be another day
Am7 D G Em
Remember that a trickle is in motion
Am7 D G
Remember water always finds a way

G Em G Em G

Verse 2
We all have had a time when there’s no choices
And every choice seems weaker than the last
Everyone has had a day of spinning
A day of going nowhere really fast

Everyone knows what it’s like to blow it
We all have vivid memories of that scene
Everyone has had a rotten morning
Everyone just wants to wash it clean

CHORUS

G Em G Em G

Verse 3
Take a minute, come and see the water
Watch the stream as it goes tumbling on
Watch the sea and feel the waves continue
Feel the movement, feel the light of dawn

Let it go and let it take you onward
Find the rills and spaces for the flow
Watch the water find a way around it
Be with the water, going as you go

CHORUS 2
Remember that the sun will go on rising
Remember that the moon will wax and wane
Remember that the bad day isn’t staying
Remember there will be an end to pain

CHORUS

OUTTRO
Am7 D Em
Remember water always finds a way
Am7 D G
Remember water always finds a way

G Em G Em G

Comments

@janeg 3d

Anyone who can’t relate to this isn’t human. Maybe isn’t alive. The hope in this is much appreciated.

@dotsandlines 5d

This brings back all the geology classes I took way back when. Even the sturdiest stone will wear down from the motion of water over enough time. Even frozen solid, it can make a change. Connecting that to human experiences really does inspire hope.

@tawny249 1w

Hopepunk it is. I find it interesting that you edited the chorus lyrics as you went - "a trickle is still motion" does work better than the original, I agree. Verse 3 is especially nice, I like the clear image of finding a way around whatever is an obstacle. Yay for good use of seventh chords. :)