You stand tall Written in 2016 and recorded and arranged in August 2023, about standing up to life's challenges, in spite of feeling inadequate and like your 'faking it'.
Style is 60SRKBAL.STY (60's Brit Rock Ballad)
The drums were generated by BIAB, but the guitars, bass and vocals are my own - any tracks from BIAB were replaced by my own recordings in Cakewalk by Bandlab. I double-tracked vocals, lead guitar and acoustic guitars - with the latter hard left and right.
Lyrics:INTRO
VERSE 1
You stand tall you ain’t done nothing wrong
It’s all about the stand you make,
It’s all about the way you fake it,
VERSE 2
You learn to crawl before you stand up and fall
It’s all about the chances you make,
You gotta give before you take,
CHORUS 1
Try to fend off loss of self-control, when you’ve done nothing at all
The challenges won’t bring you down, baby challenges won’t bring you down
Keep yourself intact as a whole, when you’ve lost touch with them all
The challenges won’t bring you down, baby challenges won’t bring you down
VERSE 3
Your back’s against the wall but you stare it down
It’s luck – for goodness sake,
Ain’t much involved to get a break,
SOLO
CHORUS 1
Try to fend off loss of self control, when you’ve done nothing at all
The challenges won’t bring you down, baby challenges won’t bring you down
Keep yourself intact as a whole, when you’ve lost touch with them all
The challenges won’t bring you down, baby challenges won’t bring you down
OUTRO (FADE OUT)