The Privilege of Waiting
Liner Notes
A reflection on growing older and changing, sometimes not as soon or fast as you want. Written as part of the proud #fuc and #worldukuleleday with my banjolele and Kala u-bass!
Lyrics
From day to day it’s hard to see changes there is so much that’s bound up in the past after a lifetime of caution and waiting all that I want is for this to move fast
Two years ago I was still male-presenting One year ago I was in a new dress Today I’m in jeans and a comfortable sweatshirt that kind of progress I never would guess
Look in the mirror and I can still see him less though today than from 1 month before I’m changing slowly but I am still changing that’s not to say I’m not eager for more
We all deserve to grow old in a body matching the way we desire to be I wish it was sooner but I am still grateful I have the privilege to wait and see
Comments
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So beautiful, such an amazing (and simple!) message. "We all deserve to grow old in a body matching the way we desire to be" Lovely playing, I also much enjoyed the u-bass underlining the banjolele. Lovely!
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This is a lovely combination of the different types of ukuleles, and they sound wonderful. I need to get more comfortable doing that. The lyrics are very simple and clear, and I think that works really well for this type of song. Great job.
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Ooh, I like the bass layered under the picking. Sounds so cool! Lovely melody with some very touching lyrics. The final line is especially moving, the way it lands.
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I was privileged to hear your lovely song. The banjolele picking and strumming are wonderful along with your voice too.
I used my Guitalele and U-Bass on my last song Let's Chase the Sun. Those are loads of Fun to play.
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This is such a lovely little slice of life, and the ukes are the perfect accompaniment for it! Amen to that last verse in particular 💜
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I love the softness in your voice for this song. I particularly enjoyed the verse about your progression over the years!
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Really relatable lyrics and nice music I love the Banjolele
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all we can is to try to keep moving forward. nicely said and done. very enjoyable
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this is great! i love the way your voice meshes with the banjolele, the chord change under "eager for more" is the stuff i live for. i was working on something kinda like this lyrically a few months pre-FAWM and you did a great job writing about the same stuff. u-bass is a lovely touch, too :]