A song that pays tribute to the ordinary people who become extraordinary, both the afflicted and those who care for them, as they fight the battles so many of us dread but most will ultimately face.
The music is original, creative and from the heart. I hope you have as much fun listening as I had making it. Thanks for tuning in. Keep fighting the good fig
'Perfusion' is the moniker for this one-man musical juggernaut. I record all of my own material in the basement, after the kids are asleep! One track has a female backing vocal but all the rest is just l'il ol me. About 2/3 of the songs were done using Studio One - 3 and ProTools computer based software and the others on the Boss BR 1180 free-standing workstation.
In 2015 and 2016, string orchestra pieces I wrote were features in the season with the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra. In 2011 I was honored to receive the Janesville Arts Council People's Choice Award for Outstanding CD/Song for "I Married the Prom Queen"...
Story behind the song
Recently, I've seen too much heartache and anxiety from tough health challenges in so many I care about. This song salutes those facing those challenges and the brave, dedicated loved ones who shepherd them through.
Lyrics
If I Could
If I could, I’d walk a mile, in your shoes, I’d take on all your blues, I’d reach inside and pull it out you’re the strongest person I know.
If you please, make some room in that chair, let them all stop and stare, just reach inside and pull it out you’re the strongest person I know.
Could I be strong like you, could I push on through, could I take that call, could I stand up tall, if I couldn’t stand at all.
Would I find the words if you caught me leaning, and would I understand their sacred meaning,
This is what hero looks like
This is the home of the brave.
Let’s walk down that twisted road,
There’s a generation to save
I don't want to live in the Garden of Eden
Heaven, Nirvana or Shangri-La,
I could be happy in Dante’s inferno
If you help me put out the fire.
All my life, they told “reach for the stars and they’ll be yours,”
All I wanted for you and me was the world and nothing more,
Would I find the words to help you dream, would you smile if you caught me leaning,
And would I understand their sacred meaning
This is what a hero looks like
This is the home of the brave.
Let’s walk down that twisted road,
There’s a generation to save
I don't want to live in the Garden of Eden
Heaven, Nirvana or Shangri-La,
I could be happy in Dante’s inferno
If you help me put out the fire.
This is what a hero looks like
This is the home of the brave.
Let’s walk down that twisted road,
There’s a generation to save
I don't want to live in the Garden of Eden
Heaven, Nirvana or Shangri-La,
I could be happy in Dante’s inferno
If you help me put out the fire.
M. Kopnick 2015
