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Dilettante

from Rhapsody & Filigree by Brian Woodbury

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written & arranged by Brian Woodbury

lyrics

V E R S E 1
I can comment with intelligence
on all the books I haven’t read.
I know each famous name
and I can quote one well-known thing he said.
What little that I’ve picked up
I won’t hesitate to flaunt.
I’m a dilettante.

V E R S E 2
I dabble here and there in sundry crafts
I never learned to do.
I can’t play licks on my guitar,
the ones that I ask others to.
I have no business making art
but I do what I want.
I’m a dilettante.

C H O R U S 1
I’m a dilettante.
And I know it, though I don’t speak French.
A dilettante.
My thirst for deeper knowledge
is not difficult to quench.

V E R S E 3
I haven’t studied calculus,
nor mastered any foreign tongue.
I started when I was too old,
or gave up when I was too young.
Yet I proceed undaunted,
for I never learned to daunt.
I’m a dilettante.

V E R S E 4
Now, I only know ten elements.
No constellations crowd my brain.
I’m never shy at speaking up on
things I barely can explain.
Yes, I’m a normal idiot
but pass as a savant.
I’m a dilettante.

C H O R U S 2
I’m a dilettante.
Oh, but don’t call me a philistine.
A dilettante.
The difference is I like to show
I know what both words mean.

B R I D G E
A little knowledge is a danger,
someone said, I don’t know who.
It’s never been a risk for me,
though mine might be a risk for you.

C H O R U S 3
I’m a dilettante.
I’ve got half a mind, and that’s enough.
A dilettante.
And I’ll keep dilettante-ing
even if you call my bluff.
Glinting like a zirconium diamond in the rough.

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from Rhapsody & Filigree, released July 25, 2022
vocals, piano Brian Woodbury; piano David Witham

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Brian Woodbury Los Angeles, California

Brian Woodbury is a Los Angeles composer, lyricist and bandleader who writes musicals, post-modern jazz compositions, quirky pop, country songs and music for children's TV.

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