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Js 11 In Praise of Doubt
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A philosophical acoustic number... beware he arrogance of certainty!
doubt certainty arrogance
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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 #74
Peak in subgenre #25
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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April 03, 2021
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MP3 8.1 MB • 320 kbps • 3:33
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WAV 35.8 MB
Story behind the song
A bit of a hobby horse of mine... there is nothing more dangerous in this world than certainty. Give me honest doubt any day!
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Anyone with half a brain will know it's better to refrain From betting on the way the dice will fall So why's it often seem to be, confronted by complexity The future's vision holds us in its thrall The random mix of human minds, chaotic unrefined, Are never going to make a pathway clear The only thing that's sure at all is everything in life's a call Of that you can be be certain, never fear. Yet who do the people trust Which charismatic leaders Whose thoughts upon us all are thrust With glowing certainty The arrogant, the vain, the smug The egocentric breeders Those who suckled on the jug Of self-seeking vanity The trouble with reality, it complicates causality Its hard to get to the crux However much you clarify, the truth quite often passes by Reason can get lost in the flux Some will just say c'est la vie That's how it is, how it will be Some things we can't comprehend Just try to make the best of it It's maybe good as it will get It'll sort itself out in the end Yet all life can't be laissez faire Decisions must be made Then those who for the future dare Opinion can sway But please beware when you hear A simple stirring song If you are told an answer clear The chances are it's wrong VerseD2 Dm2A11 G+D2 D9 GGm x4 (V2)GC GF CG GC GF CA?
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