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First to rise in the morning
First to sing her song
The world took her as a joke
But she laughed along

Never the first to go to sleep
Dancing late into the night,
And she was always absurd
She was never quite sure why

Songs play in her head
Symphonies carry her home
Lying by herself in her bed
She’s never been less alone


And her dreams and hopes fly on without her
And she spins faster and faster
Haven’t you seen her lyrical disaster?
A midnight sky in the heat of day
A November storm in sunny May
A world of grief whirling past her

Watch her smell the flowers,
Watch her cut stories out of shadows
Her daydreams rain down in showers
As fast as her orange sky allows

She’ll never regret a chance she took
The world can try to bring her down
But she’s stronger than the words they say
She’s better than this sorry town

A strange sort of drama play
A broken heart and crushed dreams
Never kept her down before
She’s hardly what she seems


And her dreams and hopes fly on without her
And she spins faster and faster
Haven’t you seen her lyrical disaster?
A midnight sky in the heat of day
A November storm in sunny May
A world of grief whirling past her


And they try, they try to get her
But she’s stronger, better, faster,
Her heart is made of sunshine and steel


And her dreams and hopes fly on without her
And she spins faster and faster
Haven’t you seen her lyrical disaster?
A midnight sky in the heat of day
A November storm in sunny May
A world of grief whirling past her



And her dreams and hopes fly on without her
And she spins faster and faster
Haven’t you seen her lyrical disaster?
A midnight sky in the heat of day
A November storm in sunny May
A world of grief whirling past her

A self contradictory mess
She trusts the world but tells no secrets
No matter how her love destroys her
The pain won’t become regret

She’s not afraid to fly
But she never rushes her everyday life
The world continually passes her by
But she’s always first to cross the line

Sing your music strong into the sky
Let them see the fire in your eyes
Fight the fight and rise above
Don’t let yourself give up love
Let the sky fall hard as night
Scream and start a fight
Never let the sun rise