FAWM: "If I Could"

If I Could

3 days ago by @wylddandelyon

Skirmish: If only I could fly... (@ajna1960)

If I Could

wylddandelyon

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Liner Notes

Oooh, I did a skirmish starting barely after it ended. I'm finally getting in the groove, I guess. How can February be almost over?????

This is me and my Guitar.

I'm not excited by this title, but right now I don't have one I like better. If you have suggestions for a better one, they would be welcome; I could add them to the brainstorming list for consideration.

#folk #filk #singersongwriter #superhero #acousticonetake

Lyrics

If I Could Deirdre M Murphy

 Am                                         Em

If I could jump into the sky and fly G Am I wouldn’t have a fear of heights Am Em And if I could just see in the dark G Am I wouldn’t be afraid of nights

Chorus 1 D Am I just need to be a superhero G Am So I can go out and face the day D Am The world is full of many scary things G Am Superpowers would help me feel ok

If I were immune to drugs and poisons, I wouldn’t fear drinking in bars If my skin and bones were super-strong, I wouldn’t be afraid of cars

Chorus 1

If I were just super-lucky, I wouldn’t fear I’d lose my shirt And if I had super cleaning powers, I wouldn’t fear stains and dirt

Chorus 1

If I could never, ever get sick, I wouldn’t be afraid of germs And if I could just be superwealthy, Paying bills wouldn’t make me squirm

Chorus 2: But I don’t really want to be a superhero Fighting bad guys wouldn’t be any fun But not having so much anxiety Would surely make me feel like one! Yeah, that would surely make me feel like one!

Comments

@mhorning 3d

I personally think that I absolutely suck at titles. I'd call this one "Face the Day" though. Or maybe even grab something that isn't even a line and call it "Courage".

@sheslin 3d

What a nice take on the prompt and I love the connection to superpowers. I would also like to have everything on that list! I think the title works well. Really strong melody that carries your wishful lyrics perfectly. Lovely guitar also. Such a beautiful acoustic one-take. Great skirmish!