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I Am the Captain of My Fate
A Riff on Imagine Dragons' “Believer”





“I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea,


oh ooh


...The master of my sea...”


[My emphasis]:


I'M the ONE at the SAIL, I'M THE MASTER of MY SEA.





William Ernest Henley said it earlier, in 1875


(published in 1888)


in his lovely and stirring poem “Invictus”:





“I thank whatever gods may be


For my unconquerable soul.


…..


I am the master of my fate,


I am the captain of my soul.”





Gosh, that makes me want to stand up and cheer! Carry on! Keep a stiff upper lip!


(Henley: “My head is bloody but unbowed.”)





I am inspired now. I think I can keep on going for another day.
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