Standing proud as track #1 off of my new album, Some Days I’m a Lion, is “This Too Shall Pass” — an empathetic song about the inevitable trials of the human existence and the message that, despite the outlook, better times will come. This fitting opening track is one of my favorite on the new record and a full discussion of the “behind the scenes insights” can be seen below. Enjoy!
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THIS TOO SHALL PASS
by tyler stenson © 2012
So, you’ve fallen behind—
Oh, no, not again.
And you can see that you are
Hard-pressed against a wind
That hits just like a hammer
On a nail that’s bent—
Oh no, not again.
Oh no, not again.
Oh, I know these days are hard
And I know it’s hard to last
But, believe you me,
Just sturdy up your heart
And this too shall pass.
If there are wars being waged
But they’re not your voice
And if good love has gone away
But it wasn’t by choice—
If it’s out of your hands
But you just can’t let go
And if there’s a whole lot on your mind
But a whole lotta no one to show…
Oh, I know these days are hard
And I know it’s hard to last
But, believe you me,
Just sturdy up your heart
And this too shall pass.
So, you’ve fallen behind—
Oh, no, not again.
And you can see that you are
Hard-pressed against a wind
That hits just like a hammer
On a nail already bent—
Oh no, not again.
Oh no, not again.
Oh, I know these days are hard
And I know it’s hard to last
But, believe you me,
Just sturdy up your heart
And this too shall pass.
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