HBD 11 Here Be Dragons

martin stirrup – Acoustic Artist

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An atmospheric acoustic ballad about uncertainty

fear change unknown dragon courage doubt 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...

Independent artist martin stirrup drops "HBD 11 Here Be Dragons", an Acoustic track on SoundClick. The production choices feel intentional, giving the track a distinct character. With a tone that is fear, courage, doubt and uncertainty, martin stirrup's track connects on an emotional level. "HBD 11 Here Be Dragons" has performed across multiple SoundClick charts, reaching #10 in Acoustic and #3 in Acoustic General. Find more from martin stirrup on SoundClick, a platform built for independent music discovery.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #10

Peak in subgenre #3

Author

Martin Stirrup

Rights

Martin Stirrup

Uploaded

May 02, 2019

Track Files

MP3

MP3 7.6 MB • 256 kbps • 4:08 minutes

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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