JS 12 The janus Stone

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A folk-rock song about current uncertainty

hope uncertainty

martin stirrup

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...

"JS 12 The janus Stone" is an Acoustic Folk track by martin stirrup on SoundClick. It rewards close listening, revealing new details on each playthrough. The track delivers a memorable listening experience in this genre, and effortlessly connects with the listener. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Acoustic Folk chart, peaking at #6. Explore the full martin stirrup catalog on SoundClick and discover more Acoustic Folk music from independent creators.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #59

Peak in subgenre #6

Author

Martin Stirrup

Rights

Martin Stirrup

Uploaded

March 22, 2021

Track Files

MP3

MP3 10.4 MB • 320 kbps • 4:34 minutes

Story behind the song

The Janus Stone is a mysterious two-faced figure found on Boa Island in County Fermanagh. I felt that this enigmatic stone was talismanic of our uncertain times.

Lyrics

AmGFF2CCG x2
F CGF CGAm GAm (C last time)
Has the world come to an end
Or is it just another beginning?
Is it all beyond our ken
Or just the result of all our sinning
Soothsaying endtimers picking through the bones
Game playing social climbers getting in the zone
And standing all alone
There's the Janus stone

Politicians like to bend
The truth to match their aspirations
Democracy could end
By demagogic machinations
Bull headed white hooded fakers haunt the crowd
past wedded blue blooded takers shout aloud
Certainty has flown
There's the Janus stone

GGhalfbAmAmF  CGF  CG
F  CEmhalfDmG
Pray to it wish on it to see beyond the veil
Sometimes there's no way to see
If futures bright for you and me
Qué Sera will surely be
 The future of will prevail

Patriotic rhymes
Build confidence but cloud the vision
Interesting times
Make a guess with no precision
Chaos comes and order goes and so all things must change
Reason shuns what chaos shows and tries to rearrange
Into the in unknown
And there's the Janus stone.

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