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The Hard Part

by Marc Douglas Berardo

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“Bravery. The new song “The Hard Part” from Marc Douglas Berardo forthcoming album inspires you to be brave in the darkest time. With a folk-rock groove, he takes you to a place within yourself to make changes you want to see in the world. Compassion is one of Berardo’s superpower ingredients in his songwriting.” - MarySue Twohy, SiriusXM Program Director, SiriusXM Satellite Radio



“The song ‘The Hard Part’ was written while recuperating
from losing my singing voice for a little over two months.
The impermanence of my ability to sing , something that
I’ve been able to do without much thought my whole life,
became the lesson before me. The song was a bit of self
advice and a reminder to carry-on above all things. I wrote
it to guide myself through the problem. The song concludes
with a dollop of hope.”

“Songwriter and prophet Bob Marley once wrote that ‘none
of them can stop the time.’ It was with that notion that I
carried around the idea for the collection of songs that
became Temporary Things, Berardo explains.
“If you’re lucky to live long enough you are gonna lose a
few battles, pass through a few relationships and lose a few
friends and relations along the way. The ephemeral nature
of time on earth becomes very apparent as the years pass.
What is here today is gone soon. No one can stop the time.”

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Verse
When you find your world is shifting and your boat is only drifting, and you’re running out of room to run. And your nerves are frayed and you’re running in retrograde and the dead of night makes you feel like the only one Where to begin, to face the changes within, that’s the hard part.
To stand up to fear, to now be here, that’s the hard part.
Verse
Life meanders like a train pulling on the joy and pain and the weight of good souls.
Some days are a beautiful sight. Others are a struggling fight. But That’s the way that train rolls. Keeping both hands on the wheel while facing what’s real. That’s the hard part.
Navigating through the rain into the eye of the hurricane, that’s the hard part.
Verse
Every man is an island in a world remote, sometimes we travel alone.
Letting someone see within past the bones and the skin, that’s the highest place you can go. And the choice between putting the gloves down and one more round, that’s the hard part To rectify what you need with how to proceed, that’s the hard part.
Break
Maybe losing a friend to a life at its end, maybe that’s the hard part
To find wisdom in the act and to live in the abstract, maybe that’s the hard part.
Verse
So, when you go through the rain in the snow, may that road lead you home
When you set yourself down the unknown path, may that choice be your own.
And when you get to be where you need to be, in all good company, may that love set you free. May you get on the wave length to find the strength to face the hard part.

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released February 25, 2022
Marc Douglas Berardo vocals and
acoustic guitar, Eric Parker (Orleans, Ian Hunter, Joe
Cocker, Pousette Dart Band) on drums, Mark Dann (Richard Shindell, John
Gorka) on bass Dr. Westchesterson on organ and piano, and
Chris Berardo on background vocals.

Recorded at Mark Dann Studios, Woodstock, N Y

Produced by Brother Chris Berardo and MDB

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Marc Douglas Berardo Westerly, Rhode Island

Marc Douglas Berardo combines songs that mine lessons gleaned from real life situations presence that uses humor and storytelling to lead an audience into an almost spiritual experience. It’s brings to mind James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Guy Clark or Steely Dan with a hint of Mark Twain or Hunter S.Thompson. It’s a night of laughter and emotion that gives the audience a renewed sense of possibility. ... more

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