# My Daughter, Me, And Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQy8PwGYajg > I started seeing that I expected something from music that it could not give me. I do that all the time with _objects_, _ideas_ or _people_: _want something from _them_ that they can not give me_. **When my daughter noticeably became interested in music at a young age; I purposely discouraged her and my wife from encouraging the pursuit. But nothing stopped her. She was obsessed with making music. My wife thinks I might have inadvertently made the music life more attractive to Cozy—by making it too taboo.** ![Cozy-and-Ezra--Family-Songbook.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNjQBmBxkpiSqifNvr3whfFLwosTpK1T1zqQG2BjL4M1Z/Cozy-and-Ezra--Family-Songbook.jpg) Who knows. All I know is that my intentions were genuine in wanting her to find something else besides music. I too grew up watching my parents playing music, recording, and performing. As I grew older and faced all the troubles of being in the music life; I sometimes wondered if I only took this path because I saw my parents doing it. Maybe I could have been something else. ___ ## Music Is Not All Song And Dance The music life to me, for the most part, has been something akin to having a lifelong addiction that you can't overcome, so who in the world would want that for their child. But over the last 5 years, I began to change my tune. I quit being such a pessimist about my past. I started looking harder at all those bad memories and saw that it was my perception of my life that sucked, not my life. I started seeing that I expected something from music that it could not give me. I do that all the time with _objects_, _ideas_ or _people_: _want something from _them_ that they can not give me_. ![day-4.2.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPqc3KwMv71M1FCMFN24L2sd7yVqfRVHGMGK1nbtWpwJN/day-4.2.jpg) # A Pandemic Song I began to enjoy my daughter's love of music. It was clear that nothing I said was going to stop her so I decided to start preparing her for the artist's life. Almost Everyone's life is difficult in some sense, the artist is no more or less difficult; they just have particular hardships and pitfalls they need to learn to recognize. I was about midway through my album, [The family songbook](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ezravancil/the-family-songbook) when the so-called, 'pandemic' started affecting our life. All my shows were canceled. It became difficult to book studios and to work with my regular recording artists. Needing female vocals re-recorded on a song, I was frustrated with all the cancelations. I called my (then) 12-year-old daughter out to my home studio to just try some ideas out. We ended up recording a few songs and even writing another—[which is the song in the video above, Parables](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQy8PwGYajg ). We eventually completed that first song during 2020 and released the whole album that has her all over it. ___ **Since the release of [The Family Songbook](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ezravancil/the-family-songbook), in Oct 2020, Cozy and I have gone on to write almost a full album and began the recording process.** # Parables _By Ezra Vancil & Cozy_ [Add this song on your favorite music app](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ezravancil/the-family-songbook) Never trade your promise for regret The day you do your laying down a bet That someones going to hold you when you're old Let’s hope that human kindness doesn’t fold Brother, it’s a wild and wary game Then we count up the pieces that remain Love will burn then bury you Hearts will break then carry you Truth will teach her song to you As we walk our wild and weary way back home These bridges were built by engineers These lips could burn in days what took them years Be careful when you reach for that last word The last one is the only one they heard Oh, Sister, it’s a long-forgotten tale The lonely one is writing for himself Love will burn, then bury you Hearts will break then carry you Truth will teach her song to you As we walk our wild and weary way back home An Elephants will always be your friend The question is will you remember him Never teach a bear karate He’ll punch in the neck and break your body Teach him how to care Then he’ll learn to share Take you out for dinner Yah, he’ll take me everywhere Sister, it’s a wild and weary road Then we count up all the pieces that we sold So, hang a sign and write it not for sale These precious little items on the shelf _And sing_ Love burn bright, then set me free Heart be strong and carry me Truth, tonight, sing your song for me As I walk my wild and weary way back home ___ _Thanks for reading. I'm Ezra Vancil a Texas Songwriter and Performer and sometimes writer and artist. You can check out more at [www.ezravancil.com](www.ezravancil.com)_
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Me conmueve esa manera de hablar de tu historia con la música y tu familia, tu sinceridad llegó a mí. En ese trayecto lleno de melodias y letras, espero que tu hija, esa chica, encuentre más placer y menos decepciones. Me alegra saber que ella de algún modo te reconcilió con la vida; ambos comparten un lazo que va más allá de la sangre. PD. "Parables" es una canción hermosa.
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No hablo bien español. Pero muchas gracias por desearnos lo mejor
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<center> Thank you for sharing in Writing and Reviews! We appreciate a lot your engagement with this community. **This post has been selected within the TOP 10 of the week**. Thank you for your perseverance, dedication and for sharing what is born in your imagination with all of us. We’d love to hear more from you!! ![WRITING & REVIEWS.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTReqwzuvwS6Mqqgk782JW3qkkjtZaeLJXYVfrq3Zn4Yn/WRITING%20&%20REVIEWS.png) </center>
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Great community and thank you!
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Saludos y Felicitaciones @ezravan. Que sigan los éxitos en la música. Feliz año 2021. Greetings and congratulations @ezravan. Let the hits in the music follow.Happy Year 2021.
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