It’s officially released!! Symphony of Sorrow is now available on all the places. Don’t worry- it sounds more depressing than it is. Though I was devastated when I wrote it, it is actually a hopeful song about moving through greif by using music. It’s no secret that it has been a bit of a tough go for me lately. But I feel incredibly grateful to have songwriting to help me process big feelings. It’s my therapy.
See if you can identify the lyrical references to a very popular Canadian song… and let me know if you catch which song!
The song premeired on Canadian Beats on Tuesday March 14, and released to all streams on Wednesday March 15th. So far the response has been wonderful. I am so indebbted to the marvellously talented Adrian Dolan for his production, composition and playing talents, to Scott White for his wonderful bass playing and to Duncan Ferguson at The Voltage Exchange for mastering. And to Jack Connolly, for, well, everything else I guess. ❤
Symphony of Sorrow Lyrics
The music bound us like a thread
Weaving words between our heads
We spun a tale, a golden sunlit story
And yet we falter soft as snow
Candles snubbed and faded glow
The winter calls our bluff and ends the glory
I tried to give you heart and home
I didn’t mean to break your throne
I know you didn’t mean to fracture mine
But what good man who gives up all
Could handle such a fatal fall
When broken by the twists and turns of time
I…. will find the melody
I…. will find the rhyme
This baffled queen
has never been
Laid so low
All i can do
Is offer you
My symphony of sorrow
And though I tried to tell my truth
It rarely did align with you
Beyond the solace of the stage or bed
I remember when you moved in me
The howling wolves who set us free
And stars that all exploded in my head
Don’t know how we could be saved
We’re up against the demons and the plagues
A love so strong a love so great
Was not enough to see us through the gate
When i am lost in borderland
I fumble for your missing hand
And wonder where the words have all departed
I think about the bitter trade
I’m longing for my missing braid
The tower where this whole damn thing started
So in the light of this lonely moon
I lift a pen and craft a tune
And sing out all the sorrows of my heart
The 4th and 5th the rise and fall
Echo in the funeral hall
A requiem for dreams torn apart
genevieve charbonneau 