FAWM: "Bardic Doubt"

Bardic Doubt

1 week ago by @dr_griff

Bardic Doubt

dr_griff

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Liner Notes

#folk #filk #singersongwriter

A bard who's really insecure about his abilities spills his feelings to a friend.

Lyrics

Capo 3
Verse 1
G
Too many times
Em
I feel the weight of the whole world
Am7
On my shoulders
G
Dragging me down
Too many nights
I lie in bed awake and curled
Around the pain, around the worry
All around

Verse 2
I feel the pain
Of all the people that I know
And the ones I don’t
The ones so far away
I feel a need
To fix the problems, make them go
To another where and when
Another way

CHORUS 1
C D
But I’m not a miracle worker
G Em
Just a common man
C D
I’m not a magic wizard
G Em
Just doing all I can
Am7 D
I’m not a genius
G Em
I’m just a guy with a guitar
Am7
I can’t sing away the problems
D
They’re too far

Verse 3
I see the loss
The harm, the pain, the greed
Of the world
Pulling me in
What do I do?
I feel the deep and aching need
Why is it so hard to find
A way to begin?

CHORUS 1

Verse 4
How do I heal
The loss, the wounds, the tears
Of my home
Where do I start?
How do I feel
The agony and anguish
Of humanity
Harming my heart

CHORUS 2
You’re not a miracle worker
Just a common man
You’re not a magic wizard
You’re doing all you can
You may not be a genius
But you’re a guy with a guitar
You can give them all some solace
D
That goes far
G
I promise, it goes far

Comments

@janeg 1d

We have never, in my lifetime, needed the solace of such music more than now. And our need may increase. Your gentle, caring style is perfect for our times.

@tawny249 1w

I want to reassure the guy with the guitar, and say you did some neat and DIFFERENT things with the rhythm and melody here. 😄 It's lyrically well constructed, and you sing it so earnestly. Keep this one and play it often.

@matthewsanford 1w

I like how you stretch the pieces that make up each line across a couple different chords in the verse, gives a better flow to it.
Not sure if I ever told you this brother, I'd read Taran Wanderer a bunch young (part of The Black Cauldron series) and became a bit obsessed with Fleuder Flam. in that pre-teen learning guitar and starting by writing songs to play, I imagined calling the band (or solo act? I wasn't playing with anyone) "The Bard's Tale". This really highlights the importance of music and musicians, providing solace for the soul, bringing others into a place made for understanding with the lull and changes of the frequencies of sound, getting them all in tune with each other....and of course with a bit of sadness, cause that is always important to recognize!

@joe_addams 1w

Wow! I agree with the friend, its got power.

@infilktion 1w

I absolutely love the fingerpicking and chord progression you used. Before the lyrics even started, this song was soothing. Love the chorus shift at the end to being from the friend's perspective. A song every empathic bard should listen to and heed the friend's advice. Wonderfully done! - Natalie