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HBD 11 Here Be Dragons
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An atmospheric acoustic ballad about uncertainty
fear change unknown dragon courage doubt uncertainty
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
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Peak #10
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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May 02, 2019
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MP3 7.6 MB • 256 kbps • 4:08
Story behind the song
The image is of the beautiful Dragon bridge in Ljubljana, but the song sets a theme of doubt and uncertainty (as in the use of mythical beast images for unexplored areas on ancient maps - though the phrase ‘here be dragons’ itself is admittedly apocryphal – so nothing to do with Game of Thrones then…)
Lyrics
Chorus: |E|E|C#m G#m|E|E| |E|E|A B |E|E| |E|E|C#m G#m|E|E| |F#m|G#|A |Am|E|E|E| Here be dragons When you reach the edge of everything you know Here be dragons When you fear your frailty Here be dragons Yet you know there is so much more to show Take a leap of faith into life's great uncertainties Here be dragons Verse: |G#m|C#m A|E|B| |G#m|C#m A|E|B| |G#m|C#m A|E|B| |G#m|C#m A|E|A-B| A-B| A-B| A-B| E… You had it all mapped out safe and defined You could see your future clear You were sure all your stars were aligned You had nothing left to fear Then the fates took an unexpected turn And your life fell apart And for a while you'd forgotten how to learn How to make a brand new start You’d thought the world was gentle and kind How did it come to this Close to going out of your mind Staring out o’er the abys Here you stand at the edge of the world Now the wind of change has blown Stand proud with your fears unfurled Facing the unknown
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