Track 11
Here Be Dragons
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Here Be Dragons
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…)
words and music by Martin Stirrup 2019
HBD 11 Here be dragons 124bpm
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