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Visions In The Matchlight

from Striking 12: The New GrooveLily Musical by GrooveLily

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VALERIE (LITTLE MATCH GIRL):
By the light I see something beautiful
There’s a fireglow and it brightens over me
I reach out my hand, I can feel the heat
Getting closer now, I am stretching out my feet

And the ice melts away
I can feel the warm embrace of firelight
Oh, can it be?
Or is it too good to be true...

Maybe this time I believe I’ll make it last
Maybe this time will be different from the past
Can I trust myself, can I make it stay?
If I take a breath, will it fade away?
Maybe this time I can reach and hold on fast

By the light I see something beautiful
All the walls have turned into crystal shimmering
I can see right through, there’s a table set
For a New Year’s banquet that no one’s eaten yet

’Cause it’s there just for me
It’s a feast like I have never seen before
Oh, can it be?
Or is it too good to be true...

Maybe this time I believe I’ll make it last
Maybe this time will be different from the past
If I shut my eyes, if I show no fear
If I touch it, will it disappear?
Maybe this time I can reach and hold on fast

Striking one, striking two
I don’t know what else to do
Just one more—a Christmas tree!
All aglow with bright lights everywhere
So tall I can’t believe
How it sparkles just like diamonds glistening
Oh, can it be?
Or is it too good to be true...

Maybe this time I believe I’ll make it last
Maybe this time will be different from the past
Can I trust myself, can I make it stay?
If I take a breath, will it fade away?
Maybe this time I can reach and hold on fast

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from Striking 12: The New GrooveLily Musical, released March 22, 2005
Recorded on 09/12/04
Recorded by: GrooveLily
Written by: Milburn/Sheinkin/Vigoda
Valerie Vigoda: lead vocal
Brendan Milburn: keyboard & keyboard bass
Gene Lewin: drums

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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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