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Kamikaze Ballerina

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I always wanted a daughter, but Diane and I had three sons instead. Although we loved them all, I still longed for a daughter.

At length, my son Nathan and his then wife brought their second child into the world: a beautiful redheaded girl, and they named her Danielle.

Needless to say, I instantly fell head-over-heels in love!

When she was just a toddler, Diane and I got to babysit her and her slightly older brother Jordan quite a lot. Those were wonderful times!

However, at that age Danielle was as clumsy as she was beautiful, and in most of the photos we have of her from that period, she has scrapes and bruises! Hence the song title.

When she was a few years old, her parents had to move away from Salem, Oregon to a town in Idaho. We were grief stricken to no longer have Danielle and Jordan in our lives!

I took the loss especially hard, and wrote this song to express and process my broken heart.

The good news is that—some years later—her family moved back to Salem, and we’ve long since reconnected.

Today Danielle is an intelligent and compassionate young woman. We’re very proud of both her and her brother, and are grateful to have them in our lives.

This one borders on Progressive Rock.

Btw, I’m no pianist. That piano solo in the mid-section began as a sample in Logic Pro, which I seriously altered by moving notes around, adding some new notes, and deleting others. (Confession is good for the soul.)

Enjoy!

Released: 17-Jan-2024

Category: Rock

Application: Logic Pro

File type: mp3

File size: 15.7 Mb

Plays: 21

Downloads: 1

Weekly plays: 1

Weekly downloads: 1

License: No derivative works allowed

Lyrics

KAMIKAZE BALLERINA

I
She got deep dark eyes.
Her hair red like the roses.
Her smile can light a fire,
in the very coldest of souls.

She’s a beauty to behold;
but she’s a danger to her…to herself 
don’tcha know?

II
She shoot out of the gate,
like a red tornado do!
She got scrapes and bruises,
cover her from head to toe.

Sometimes she walkin’ with a limp.
Compared to her I’m just a silly old wimp!

Chorus:
Ah how I miss that girl,
ever since she moved away.
Does she ever think me?
I think of her every day!
How can I let her know?
I don’t know where to start…
Where ever she may go.
she’ll always have my heart!
She’ll always have my heart!

Refrain:
Kamikaze ballerina! (2x)

III
When that girl reach her teens,
she gonna knock ‘em dead.
You know I hope and pray,
that she can keep her head.
‘Cause scrapes and bruises head to toe,
not like the pain of a wounded soul ,
don’tcha know?

IV 
I hope when she get older,
she’ll come to stay awhile;
so we can share some moments,
so I can make her smile.

She needs to know 
no matter where she may roam;
I’ll always be there for her,
all along life’s rocky road.

Chorus:
Ah how I miss that girl,
ever since she moved away.
Does she ever think me?
I think of her every day!
How can I let her know?
I don’t know where to start…
Where ever she may go,
she’ll always have my heart!
She’ll always have my heart!

Refrain:
Kamikaze ballerina! (4x)

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yoslounge

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Beautiful song and am happy you all reconnected back again Lovely music and vocals Well enjoyed..

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