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The Tightrope

from Oh Quiet World by David Berkeley

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Walking on a tightrope
And I know the winds blow hard.
Worrying a wrong step
could make you fall so far.

Trying to keep your head straight.
Trying to hold back fear.

Feeling all alone there,
Like you might just disappear.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.
Don’t be so hard.

And who do you lean on
When all that you thought you knew
Starts to recede now
Starts to just fade from view?

Yeah what do we heed now
when everything has to wait
And what to believe now
When maybe you lost your faith?

Don’t be so hard on yourself
Don’t be so hard

I know you’re scared that you might fall.
We’re only human after all,
And all of us now we feel so small.
If only we had a cannonball to fire.

You’re walking on a tightrope.
Well, maybe I’m walking, too.

Try to be brave now
There’s nothing more we can do.
Baby come down now.
You know that I’m just like you.
We can be stronger
believing all that’s still true.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.
Don’t be so hard.

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from Oh Quiet World, released June 22, 2020
Words and music by David Berkeley
Straw Man Publishing, ASCAP 2020

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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