A Brand New Blackbelt

by @tcelliott

A Brand New Blackbelt
tcelliott
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#singersongwriter #acousticonetake

Not to offend any martial arts enthusiasts but sometimes we don't learn the biggest lesson of all. Here's a song about it.

Lyrics

There's a lot more to learn
Than how to throw a punch
When they taught it was mostly mental
He must have missed that month
He was just a cocky kid
Who earned his belt too young
Maybe now he's learned his lesson
Sometimes you gotta hold your tongue

A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked
He let it all go straight to his head
Every punch and kick was thrown
Yeah, he's lucky he's not dead
All those of years of practice
Didn't help him in this fight
A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked tonight

They say he practiced every day
For years and years on end
They said he learned to punch and kick
He learned how to defend
I bet he planned on being fast
His hands and feet a blur
But he didn't plan for luck
Or tripping on the curb

A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked
He let it all go straight to his head
Every punch and kick was thrown
Yeah, he's lucky he's not dead
All those of years of practice
Didn't help him in this fight
A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked tonight

Avoiding confrontation
Is the biggest lesson learned
And if you refuse to learn it
Well, I guess you're gonna get burned

A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked
He let it all go straight to his head
Every punch and kick was thrown
Yeah, he's lucky he's not dead
All those of years of practice
Didn't help him in this fight
A brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked tonight

Comments

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@richardmasters
Really like this, a wryly observed lyric and the gentle musical setting supports really well. I used to do martial arts and experienced a few senseis who did preach that the best defence is not to be around when the blows fly, but the truth of the matter is that martial arts does attract a minority of highly insecure people with developmental delays who take the martial element too much to heart. I love the factual statement that 'a brand new blackbelt got his ass kicked tonight' very well done
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@kc_
LoL!! Written from experience? Avoid confrontation was always stressed by Sensei!

This is great! Love the wonderful guitar playing and capture!(how'd you record it?) beautiful vox TC, wonderful production and performance!
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