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So That We Might Grow + Serenity Prayer
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A poetic inspirational song that addresses the question "Why do people suffer?" and what's to be gained from life's difficulties.
cabaret satire vocal folk
RACHEL STONE - Songwriter and cabaret singer of original topical and satirical songs. Writes witty, insightful lyrics and musically interesting original tunes i
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
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#4,338 in subgenre Peak #25
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Peak #190
Author
Words and Music by Rachel Stone
Rights
2000, Rachel Stone
Uploaded
November 27, 2002
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MP3 4.0 MB • 128 kbps • 4:20
Story behind the song
Inspired by my own struggles dealing with devastating personal loss in many areas of my life.
Lyrics
Did I have to dance with death Before my life could find me Did I have to change To return to who I am Did I have to fall apart To pull myself together Do we have to suffer so So that we might grow? Did I have to lose my way Before I found where home was Suffering the fall to grasp How hard it is to climb Groping through the darkness To find illumination Do we have to suffer so So that we might grow? Did the emptiness Make the space for wisdom And numbness give the sense How much there is to feel Did my trials serve a purpose Lessons leading toward a goal Did they grow my soul? Was I stripped of all I own To learn love’s all that matters As loved ones passed Create the strength to carry on And bounce back high though Beaten, bruised and battered Do we have to struggle Do we have to strain Do we need the anguish and the pain Do we have to suffer so So that we might grow? ...Oh, grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference Oh, grant me the serenity The serenity, the serenity.
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