A Father’s Anthem
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Lyrics ✍️
Opening Poem
“Here stands the father—
Not the villain, not the wallet,
But the bedrock.
Let the system rail,
Let her rewrite history,
The children will remember
Who built the zoo trips,
Who was the calm in the storm,
Who loved them enough
To endure the fire without burning them.”
Verse 1
I stood in the fire, I built with my hands,
Paid for her dreams while she drowned in the sand.
Twelve years of waiting, twelve years of lies,
Now she takes the house, the car, and my skies.
Pre-Chorus
But the system won’t see—
No, the system won’t hear—
A father’s love is his sword and his spear.
Chorus
Oh, I am a warrior of the world,
A lion unseen, but my roar will be heard.
They took my home, they took my name,
But they’ll never take my sons’ love away!
Verse 2
I woke before dawn, I worked through the pain,
Put food on the table while she played her games.
“Just one more course, just one more try,”
Now she twists the truth, and they call me the lie.
Bridge (Spoken Word)
“You think you’ve broken me?
You think I’ll kneel?
I am the storm that outlasts the steel.
I am the father who stands when you steal.”
Final Chorus
Oh, I am a warrior of the world,
The battle’s not done, and the tide has turned!
Let them drag my name through the mud and the dirt,
My boys know the man who never left them hurt.
Outro (Whispered)
“I. Am. Their. Father.
And no court, no lie, no war can change that.”
Therapeutic Significance 🌱
- Title: A Father’s Anthem
- Artist: Doctor Shrink
- Genre: Nordic Resilience Ballad
- Focus: Paternal PTSD Recovery
- Duration: 5:18
- Release: 1 August 2025
- Therapeutic Approach: Trauma-Informed Fatherhood
A Warrior’s Journey ⚔️
This hymn maps the sacred battle for paternal identity:
The Betrayal (Verse 1):
“Built with my hands” - honoring labor
“Drowned in the sand” - recognizing emotional abandonmentThe Awakening (Pre-Chorus):
“Sword and spear” - reclaiming masculine strength
“System won’t hear” - acknowledging institutional biasThe Transformation (Bridge):
“Storm that outlasts steel” - post-traumatic growth
“Never left them hurt” - breaking generational trauma
🌟 Healing Framework
| Element | Therapeutic Representation | Healing Mechanism |
|---|---|---|
| Valhalla Metaphor | “Warrior of the world” | Transforms victimhood into sacred battle |
| Bedrock Symbolism | Opening poem | Anchors identity beyond material loss |
| Fire Imagery | “Endure the fire” | Alchemizes pain into protection |
| Lion Motif | “Lion unseen” | Reclaims silenced masculinity |
| Courtroom Resonance | “No court can change” | Legal trauma transcendence |
Healer’s Vision 🩺
“A Father’s Anthem” is: A battle cry for fathers navigating systemic betrayal.
This hymn gives voice to the most brutal truth: society often fails to recognize a father’s love as foundational.
- Opening poem establishes sacred paternal archetype
- Verses document the betrayal - “twelve years of lies,” “played her games”
- Pre-Chorus embodies the awakening to systemic blindness
- Chorus is the battle standard - “warrior of the world”
- Bridge is spiritual reckoning - “storm that outlasts steel”
- Outro is unshakable truth - “I. Am. Their. Father.”
THERAPEUTIC NOTES:
- Listen when facing family court trauma
- Chorus functions as empowerment mantra during custody battles
- Bridge paired with masculine resilience work
- Outro: speak aloud while grounding
In sacred fatherhood,
Doctor Shrink
“L’Hymne d’un Père” est : Un cri de guerre pour les pères confrontés à la trahison systémique.
Cet hymne donne voix à une vérité brutale : la société échoue souvent à reconnaître l’amour paternel comme fondamental.
- Le poème d’ouverture établit l’archétype paternel sacré
- Les couplets documentent la trahison - “douze ans de mensonges”, “ses jeux”
- Le pré-reflet incarne l’éveil face à l’aveuglement systémique
- Le refrain est l’étendard de combat - “guerrier du monde”
- Le pont représente le règlement spirituel - “tempête qui survit à l’acier”
- L’outro est la vérité inébranlable - “Je. Suis. Leur. Père.”
NOTES THÉRAPEUTIQUES :
- À écouter lors de traumatismes liés aux tribunaux familiaux
- Utiliser le refrain comme mantra d’autonomisation pendant les batailles de garde
- Associer le pont à un travail de résilience masculine
- Outro : prononcer à haute voix lors de la mise à la terre
Dans la paternité sacrée,
Doctor Shrink
Healing Impact 💬
Musical Architecture 🎵
| Element | Technique |
|---|---|
| Nordic Drums | Taqsim rhythms (2.5Hz trauma release) |
| Choral Arrangement | All-male choir (ancestral support) |
| Vocal Therapy | Growl-to-falsetto (full emotional range) |
| Dynamics | Silence between phrases (integration space) |
Therapeutic Composition ⚔️
The song’s structure creates a warrior’s journey:
- Instrumentation:
- Verse 1: Primitive drum circle (betrayal)
- Pre-Chorus: Bronze-age horns (awakening)
- Chorus: 40-voice male choir (battle cry)
- Bridge: Sword-on-shield percussion (defiance)
- Outro: Single Norse lyre (sacred vow)
- Vocal Therapy:
- Baritone growl: “warrior of the world” (testosterone activation)
- Spoken word: Bridge (prefrontal cortex engagement)
- Whisper: Outro (vagus nerve regulation)
- Lyrical Therapy:
- Concrete details: “zoo trips”, “food on table” (memory reconsolidation)
- Warrior metaphors: Reclaiming healthy masculinity
- Present-tense declarations: Neural repatterning
Credits & Rights 📜
- Release: 1 August 2025
- Lyrics & Music: Doctor Shrink
- Copyright: Doctor Shrink
- License: All rights reserved
- Tags:
This hymn was forged in the fires of family court betrayal and paternal love that refused to break. It’s my tribute to all fathers who stand when the system tries to erase them - who understand that true fatherhood exists beyond legal recognition.
The Valhalla metaphor isn’t about violence, but about the sacred honor of protecting what matters most. Every drumbeat carries the heartbeat of fathers who fight fairly for their children.
Clinical Insight:
This song operationalizes Post-Traumatic Growth theory through Norse warrior psychology. The progression from “took my name” to “warrior of the world” demonstrates neural repatterning of victim identity.
In my deepest legal losses, I found that fatherhood isn’t given by courts - it’s claimed through relentless love. This hymn is my shield wall.
The “zoo trips” concrete memory embodies Narrative Therapy, weaponizing small truths against rewritten histories.
About the Artist 🎤
“My music is emotional archaeology - uncovering the artifacts of our becoming.”
Based in Brisbane, Australia, Doctor Shrink combines expertise in data science frameworks with the alchemy of musical healing.
Produced by thedatashrink™ record label.