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Inspired by the movie "Coraline"

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When I was a child
I did not understand
What made the seasons change.
Like many girls before me
I daydreamed all the time
And created my own ways to explain.
But then as I grew older,
Science came along,
And the workings of the world became less strange.
Now I am a woman
And I understand
Many things that once
Were not so plain.

The truth is too hard to ignore…

And I finally see
What was hidden from me—
There are buttons
Where your eyes should be.

When I was a child
I did not understand
Why something always felt amiss.
You were both my heroes,
As many might expect,
So for years I ignored the cold.
Now I am a woman
And finally know about
The sorrow that hid behind my bliss.
I never expected it,
And I don’t want it still,
But yet I’m glad the truth
Was finally told.

The truth is too hard to ignore…

And I finally see
What was hidden from me—
There are buttons
Where your eyes should be.

You hide behind the smiles
And pretty words like “love”,
But I know those both are hollow things.
I’ve seen behind your masks
To the horrors underneath,
And for that I’m forever changed.
It’s never quite the same
Living with that knowledge now,
But at least it’s brought me wings.
Goodbye, familiar shadows,
I’ll miss what you should have been,
But never more
To you will I be chained.

Freedom is too hard to ignore…

And I finally see
What was hidden from me—
Our love will fill the space
Where you both should be.

credits

released August 3, 2013
Katt McConnell - Lyrics, melody, main vocal, engineering, mixing, mastering
Riley McConnell - Guitar arrangement and performance
Allyson Clarkson - Vocal harmony arrangement and performance
Tyler Gill - Cello arrangement and performance

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