Victor
Acoustic folk-pop in G major at 105 BPM. The arrangement features a fingerpicked acoustic guitar with a bright, steel-string timbre and a subtle percussive slap on the backbeat. A warm electric bass provides melodic counterpoint with frequent slides. Mid-tempo drums consist of a soft kick and a crisp snare. Male lead vocals are delivered in a clean, intimate baritone register, transitioning to a more powerful chest voice in the chorus. A secondary acoustic guitar enters during the chorus with rhythmic strumming. A clean electric guitar adds melodic fills and ambient swells using a volume pedal and light reverb. The structure includes a breakdown with reduced instrumentation before a final dynamic build.
Victor
Acoustic folk-pop in G major at 105 BPM. The arrangement features a fingerpicked acoustic guitar with a bright, steel-string timbre and a subtle percussive slap on the backbeat. A warm electric bass provides melodic counterpoint with frequent slides. Mid-tempo drums consist of a soft kick and a crisp snare. Male lead vocals are delivered in a clean, intimate baritone register, transitioning to a more powerful chest voice in the chorus. A secondary acoustic guitar enters during the chorus with rhythmic strumming. A clean electric guitar adds melodic fills and ambient swells using a volume pedal and light reverb. The structure includes a breakdown with reduced instrumentation before a final dynamic build.
Lyrics
[verse]
if you know my history don't shame me / if you don't, don't judge me when you see me /
these years, I've walked with the quiet by me / with time, in the silence comes the finding /
The questions, come more than the answers to them / In books or queries with the wise men
And still, it's the kindness, so surprising / that I find is truly what's enlightening
[chorus]
I watched a bird fly into the sun / Watched an old soldier, bury a gun
Watched while two boys went home to their mom / I feel a love that saves everyone
I watched a bird fly into the sun / Watched an old soldier, bury a gun
Watched while two boys went home to their mom / I feel a love that saves everyone
[verse]
these years, I've walked with the quiet by me / if you don't, don't judge me when you see me
The questions, come more than the answers to them / with time, in the silence comes the finding
[chorus]
I watched a bird fly into the sun / Watched an old soldier, bury a gun
Watched while two boys went home to their mom / I feel a love that saves everyone
[solo - chorus]
[final chorus]
I watched a bird fly into the sun / Watched an old soldier, bury a gun
Watched while two boys went home to their mom / I feel a love that saves everyone
I watched a bird fly into the sun / Watched an old soldier, bury a gun
Watched while two boys went home to their mom / I feel a love that saves everyone
[end]