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A Special Day

from Shadows, vol 1 by Dr. Lindyke

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This was written as a shadow entry for SpinTunes 1 round 3. The challenge was: "Happy To Sad In 4 Seconds - Write a sad song about birth, a moment that is normally a happy moment, and make it a real tear jerker. You can't use the words "Happy" or "Birthday". (2 minute minimum)"

In this song, a husband is describing his newborn daughter to his wife, who has died in childbirth. This works for me, but I really don't know whether it would move anyone else.

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A SPECIAL DAY
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She has angel eyes
You know, the kind that draw you in
Of the deepest ocean blue
And I realize
As I look at her face and her careless grin
She gets those things from you

A year from now
A year from then
A cake of bittersweet
I promise now, I will find a way
To make this day a special day
Just like the way I know you'd want it to be

In the years ahead
There will be things she's going to need to know
I don't know what I'm going to do
I always thought we'd see her
Grow and love and someday wed
I never thought it would be without you

A year from now
A year from then
A cake of bittersweet
I don't know how, but I will find a way
To make this day
A special day
Just like the way
I know you'd want it to be

This day …
A Special Day …
Just like we dreamed it would be.

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from Shadows, vol 1, released July 6, 2012
Words and music by Dr. Lindyke

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"Dr. Lindyke" is the nom de plume of William Hoover and Dave Leigh. William writes lyrics; Dave writes music. Though we write a lot, neither of us are really performers, and we LOVE it when people cover our songs. Please do.

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