“Serenity Valley Waltz” lyrics and music by Marc Gunn

Performed by Marc Gunn
From CD: Selcouth

There's a place that I go.
When I'm feelin' low.
And a battle is ragin' in my head.
It dries up my tears
And holds back the fear
Gives me strength to face what's ahead

Serenity Valley Waltz
When I'm feelin' like everything's lost.
My heart is all ablaze
And my mind's in a haze
Let the Angels dance away my faults.

I felt the sadness that you caused
When you exposed all my flaws
And treated my fears as unreal.
There is truth in your lie
So much hurt as I cried
When you left my soul scarred and unhealed

Each day that I rise
I look up in the skies
I'm grateful my family's with me
Still I wait for the dawn
And struggle to go on
So I pray for Serenity.

Chords: Key D

[D]There's a place that I go.
When [G]I'm feelin' low.
And a [D]battle is ragin' in my head. [A] [A7]
It [D]dries up my tears
And [G]holds back the fear
Gives me [D]strength to [A]face what's [D]ahead

[G]Serenity Valley [D]Waltz
When I'm [Bm]feelin' like everything's [A]lost.
My [G]heart is all [A]ablaze
And my [D]mind's in a [Bm]haze
Let the [G]Angels carry [A]away my [D]faults.

Background

This was the first song I wrote for the In the ‘Verse podcast. It was inspired by the first episode and the Battle of Serenity Valley. I tried to imagine what it was like to experience a devastating defeat like the Independents endured. We know how Malcom Reynolds and Zoe recovered. But how did other Independents recover when 2/3 of their friends died.

I realized this is a song about overcoming trauma and finding peace again. It's about finding your happy place. I can imagine these Browncoats somberly singing this song together for their fallen friends.

Serenity Valley Waltz Videos

from a live Firefly Monster Songs on Coffee with The Celtfather

from the original recording from the In the ‘Verse podcast