FAWM: "Under the Music"

Under the Music

2025 by @wylddandelyon

Liner Notes

I found my dearest communities through music, and from time to time, I find myself writing them a love song. Because how else should you reach out to and touch the musicians and music lovers in your life?

EDIT: there's a demo now

#filk #FAWM #lovesong #acousticonetake

Lyrics

Under the Music Deirdre M Murphy

Capo1 V1 D We come together to write some tunes E V1 To inspire each other, to learn and play V1 D Sometimes we laugh, lighthearted loons E V1 Sometimes we cry, or just sit and sway

D V1 Under the music, we hide our worries E V1 Over guitars, we share our trials D V1 Around the circle, we find new friendships E V1 Through harmonies, we share our smiles

  V1                         D

We sing together to make harmony E V1 We laugh together at every pun V1 D We play together and just improvise E V1 We speak together, each and every one

D V1 Under the music, we hide our worries E V1 Over guitars, we share our trials D V1 Around the circle, we find new friendships E V1 Through harmonies, we share our smiles

  V1                         D

Sometimes we just share our comfort songs E V1 When life feels too full of troubles and fear V1 D But when our fellowship helps us to feel safe E V1 Sometimes we share our deep secrets here

D V1 Under the music, we hide our worries E V1 Over guitars, we share our trials D V1 Around the circle, we find new friendships E V1 Through harmonies, we share our smiles

  V1                         D

Through the music, we share who we are E V1 Around the circle, we listen well V1 D Over the evening, we reach for new dreams E V1 Under the sharing our truest hearts dwell

D V1 Under the music, we hide our worries E V1 Over guitars, we share our trials D V1 Around the circle, we find new friendships E V1 Through harmonies, we share our smiles

Comments

@tamsnumber4 2025

I totally needed to hear these words. I love this write, so beautiful in meaning and song!!

@infilktion 2025

Our music community is precious and uplifting! This is a lovely tribute! - Natalie

@nancycunning 2025

Thanks, Dierdre - glad to get to hear it.

@musicsongwriter 2025

Beautiful song and sentiment. So glad to hear your music, singing and playing ❤️

@berni1954 2025

Such a gentle paced love song! Nice one, Deidre.

@gardeningangel 2025

The backing music is so dreamy... I can't quite place the instrument, nylon string guitar? Love the sentiment in the lyrics, well supported by the emotion and care in your singing. Makes me think of FAWM and the jam nights that I miss. Music is a truly special connection we share and this song celebrates that so beautifully 💚

@wylddandelyon 2025

@musicsongwriter @sheilerk @berni1954 @namey @ambroise @nancycunning @roxya @knobbyneggins815 @katmtl @gmcgath Thank you for commenting on the Under the Music lyrics. There's a demo now, if you want to listen.

@musicsongwriter 2025

Beautiful lyrics and sentiment. Very well written.

@sheilerk 2025

I love this whole song, but especially the chorus. You’re among the fawmers I now consider friends, and always look for as soon as I hit the site. This one really says it all. With so many songs, too many to ever see or hear them all, I’m happy I got to this one🎶💕

@berni1954 2025

That's a lovely hymn to FAWM. I feel the same way, but I have an added reason to love FAWM.

As I live in a country in which few people have a decent command of English, my audiences can tell I am a competent musician and a good vocalist, but they have little idea of the meaning of the lyrics I am singing in my songs and therefore I am barely communicating. Songs are FOR communication! It's frustrating.

That's why FAWM is so important to me. For that month at least, not only am I encouraged to write new songs, but I can get feedback from those who do have a good command of English and who can tell if my songs are more than just "Baby, baby, I love you!" 😉

@namey 2025

This has a lovely honest vibe. Sharing songs with people is just magic - there is nothing like it. When you listen to somebody unpretentiously singing a song they wrote you find out something about them you can't find out any other way. This had better become a song for people to sing!

@ambroise 2025

This is lovely. Funny how often the word "share" is repeted. Maybe it is fawm's spine ?

@nancycunning 2025

Fun to think about about all the different ways you could set this - maybe different style of music for each verse chorus pair? Sweet tribute to the importance of music as community.

@roxya 2025

It's such a magical experience to be amidst fellow creatives. I don't have enough of that in my life. Such a beautiful display of love and appreciation in your lyric. #tit4tat

@knobbyneggins815 2025

Very sweet and inspiring! At the end of the day we're all just people doing what we love: processing life through art. The fact that we get to share it with one another is icing on the cake!