Getting Good With Good Enough
by @dr_griff
Skirmish: Slightly Askew (@atornberg)Liner Notes
#filk #onetake #skirmish
Coming late to the skirmish because it's been a week. The melody kept not cooperating until it suddenly fell into place tonight. So, here - have a song about perfectionism and how to let it go. Thanks to @wylddandelyon for all the helpful feedback on Monday, and thanks to @atornberg for the skirmish prompt! In the spirit of the song, I did a #onetake and left my errors in.
Lyrics
(Capo 1)
V1
Em Bm
I can see your struggle
C D
For I have been there too
C Em
The fight of the creator
C D
When creating something new
Em Bm
We’ve all been in this battle
C D
Since art was ever born
C G
But let me tell you something
A B
To help you meet the morn
V2
Practice never made perfect
Though I would try and try
Driving to the point of pain
Just to see it fly
Out of my reach
Out of my grasp
Mocking me as it fled
Out of my hands
Out of my ears
And right out of my head
Chorus
Am D Em
Give up the drive for perfection
Am D Em
Let it be slightly askew
Am D Em
A hair out of square, a touch out of true
C D
Let what you’re making be you
Am D Em
Give up the drive for genius
Am D Em
Let talent suffice for the day
Am D Em
Allow yourself to be human
C D Em
And your art will lead the way
V3
You have to get good with good enough
There’s no other way to be
If you keep hunting perfection
You’ll never feel the glee
Of finishing the story
Or writing the end of the song
Or daubing one last daub upon
The portrait that took too long
Chorus
V4
Yes, the muse can be fleeting
Yes, the song fades away
Yes, the vision can disappear
It happens every day
But let it be what it’s going to be
Art is messy, too
The point of all your artistry
Is that it came from you
Chorus
Outtro
Allow yourself to be human
And your art will lead the way