{"id":1780,"date":"2026-05-25T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ced1.com\/original\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:29:46","slug":"things-you-could-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ced1.com\/original\/things-you-could-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you could do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Things you could do<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>&#8220;Things you could do&#8221; was the result of a conversation after a gig with a young person facing life.<br \/>\nIt is also a theme I have explored a few times in my life, of not being defined by your traumas but rather discover your true essence.<\/p>\n<p>It was driven by the first two chords (thanks Safa), and the lyrical idea which I developed over time.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m starting to sound like a wise old man, which I am not&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shaunjohannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@shaunjohannes<\/a>\u00a0again contributed his bass, drums and keyboards to this song with his amazing talent and professionalism.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll never know how grateful I am for these contributions to my deluded creations!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Lyrics<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>We all have our crosses to bear<br \/>\nYou can hold up front like a mask or a sign<br \/>\nFor everyone to stare<br \/>\nYou can sling it across your back<br \/>\nYou can drag it behind you<br \/>\nOr toss it aside to reclaim some self-respect<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s easy to say but it\u2019s harder to do<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a promise land just waiting for you<br \/>\nThere\u2019s some hope in this song<br \/>\nBut you\u2019ll have to be strong<br \/>\nWith everything that\u2019s expected of you<br \/>\nExpected of you<\/p>\n<p>All the things you could do\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s doubt and fear<br \/>\nThe road isn\u2019t always clear<br \/>\nAnd there\u2019s hope and strength<br \/>\nTo guide you until the end<\/p>\n<p>We all have the scars of life<br \/>\nyou can wear them with pride<br \/>\nOr cover them up, get a tattoo as a disguise<br \/>\nYou can choose to ignore the signs (and)<br \/>\nBe the manifestation of all of your trauma<br \/>\njust the victim of the design<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s easy to say but it\u2019s harder to do<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a promise land just waiting for you<br \/>\nThere\u2019s some hope in this song<br \/>\nBut you\u2019ll have to be strong<br \/>\nWith everything that\u2019s expected of you<br \/>\nExpected of you<\/p>\n<p>All the things you could do\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s doubt and fear<br \/>\nThe road isn\u2019t always clear<br \/>\nAnd there\u2019s hope and strength<br \/>\nTo guide you until the 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