Ballad by Simon Oak about the slow process of starting to believe in yourself as a real artist. Ask Simon if you want to know the melody.

Lyrics

Chorus:
We grow as we go
When we fall, we just get up
We get better as we get ourselves together
Stronger, not younger,
We die if we give up
Oh, hard is the life of the artist

No surprise when you start is
That you think “I’m not an artist”
Like an acorn never thinks to be an oak
You just need a bit of luck
Start again when you got stuck
Some creations are just meant to be joke

Chorus + Li diddle-ee yay dom, Let them rail and rally-oh ^(x2)

If you only started late
And you don’t like what you just made
If you wish to be as famous as your hero
Give yourself a little time
Change the subject or the rhyme
Your creations matter, not your little ego

Chorus + Li diddle-ee yay dom, Let them rail and rally-oh ^(x2)

Your creations may look shite
May get lost, unrecognised
But the chances are quite high that they survive
If you’re not too self-judgemental
Brilliance, often accidental
Surely isn’t always part of artist life

Chorus + Li diddle-ee yay dom, Let them rail and rally-oh ^(x2)

It’s not all about the skills
Hard work will pay off, but still
Good things never come to you without good luck
On the hunt for inspiration
You’ll end up with crap creations
And a cliché punch line such as “What the F.”

Chorus + repeat last line

Photo of a sprouting acorn, credits: By Amphis – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0