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A thousand mile walk begins with a single step, or so it's been said. This song is about actually doing all those things you said you would do. It's about starting anew, not letting the grass grow under your feet, casting off whatever shackles have been holding you back. Time is short, you can fly if you want to, and don't let anyone tell you you can't.

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So dear, it’s a new year
What shall we do
What we didn’t do last year
That’s what we shall do

Write down all the failures
Nail down where they grew
Burn them in the garden
Feed the roses in the ruins

Tiny steps become less tiny steps
As legs leave the ground, defences comes down
Leave the rest, and their need to repress
Nothing’s done with them around

So dear, it’s a crime we’re
Prone to looking back
Onward is the byword
Take the chances while you can

Tiny steps become less tiny steps
As legs leave the ground, defences comes down
Leave the rest, and their need to repress
Nothing’s done with them around

Crisp new fallen rain dew
Morning’s swollen glow
Beauty is what I see
When I look at what it holds

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from Playing With The Truth, released September 4, 2020
Darren Black (vocals/guitar)

All words & music by Darren Black

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Darren Black Winchester, UK

Darren Black is a Hampshire UK based musician, songwriter and composer whose songs are rooted in sociological and political observation. His latest album 'Empty Halls Can Feel Like crowded Rooms' was released in January 2023.

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