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Eyes Wide Open

from Sleeping Beauty Wakes by GrooveLily

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KING
I’ve got so much to tell you, so much more than you
could dream of
No don’t say you’re sorry—I’m the one who could
not undo what was done to you
Let’s see, a thousand years of words I’ve pent up
now are struggling
Rushing to come out but I’m just grinning like
a fool

I never thought I’d see you again
Smiling at me, your eyes wide open
Look at you now, my daughter my pearl
Waking beauty, precious baby girl

Sorry I can’t help myself—I keep on reaching out to
touch your face
I really can’t believe in this reprieve and maybe
we’ve been
Taking far too much for granted, then and now and
in each other
Yes and not the least of which is pinch me
you’re awake

I never thought I’d see you again
Smiling at me, your eyes wide open
Look at you now, my daughter my pearl
Waking beauty, precious baby girl

I’ve had ten centuries to ponder
Every detail of your first sixteen years
How we would never let you wander anywhere
You were the prisoner of our fears
We would have barged into your dreams, my baby
To keep you safe, protected and secure
So willful, bursting at the seams, my baby
I know you’re not a baby anymore

But everything is different now
I have to try to teach you how
To deal with all the brand new dangers
Cars and trains and no-good strangers
Chaos creeping all around
Planes are crashed and liars crowned
And all I know one thing is true
This time I’m gonna do right by you

I never thought I’d see you again
Smiling at me, your eyes wide open
Look at you now, my daughter my pearl
Waking beauty, precious baby girl

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from Sleeping Beauty Wakes, released April 27, 2009
Written by: Milburn & Vigoda
Lead Vocal: Gene Lewin

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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