A Poem I Wrote About Courage

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The Safe Life Is Most Dangerous (Antei No Seikatsu Wa Ichiban Abunai!)

“Nothing is more dangerous than the ‘safe life’.
The risk you don’t take, is the life you fake.
The truth you don’t say, is the lie you pay.
The chance untaken, is a dream forsaken
Love unspoken, is a life that’s broken
The race you don’t run, is your life undone.
And the one who no longer tries is the one who truly dies”.
-Randy Lin

Remember that a musician must take risks. Safe music is no music at all.

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Author: randylinguitar

Jazz and adult contemporary guitarist, vocalists, and composer. Writer of Taipei Midnight Bossa, Tokyo Love, Noriko at The Piano, and many other songs. Former keyboardist for the Shieh Yu Wei Band. Featured on the Taiwan Compilation Album "All about Men" which won the Golden Melody Award.

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