A simple, homemade compact disc in a recycled cardboard sleeve. Stamped with care by daniel and Bets (while re-watching Parks and Recreation).
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If you haven't read The Velveteen Rabbit, I'm so sorry. Probably just go to the library now and come back for this later. Or just listen to a reading of it on YouTube. Once you've read the story, you'll know I need say nothing more.
I told the others dancing is all foolishness
That sitting still is wise
Well, truth be told, I’ve never danced a moment in my life
But how I long to dance tonight
So here I sit, still, waiting for my wisdom now
But met alone here in the dark by foolish pride
You told me once that I was real, and I believed you at the time
But tonight I think I’ve never known less of life
‘Cause now you’re gone, and I’m so lost,
And I’m longing to be seen
For a time I felt alive, but has it all been just a dream?
Well, am I real or am I velveteen?
The wise one told me being real is such a simple thing
But it’s as hard as hell
Well, what’s the use of being loved if it only ends like this?
It’s only worn away the walls of my citadel
And now you’re gone, and I’m so lost,
And I’ve been longing to be seen
I played at life to die here in fire and lies;
Oh, let it all be just a dream!
Well, am I real or am I velveteen?
Peace, my child -- oh, you restless child --
You are more alive tonight than you might fear.
The road you’ve travelled here has broken your heart
And brought you to life in love through laughter and tears;
So, let your heart keep aching, breaking open, pouring love,
Teaching all the world to dance, to weep, to laugh, to come alive
Because your heart is beating now;
So, let your heart keep beating.
credits
from Epilogue: The Bienvenu Stories,
released July 29, 2017
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daniel couper - Vocals, Ukulele
Taylor Hutchison - Vocals
Colin Jeffress - Cello
Justin Short - Drums
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Words & music by daniel couper
Produced, mixed, and engineered by daniel couper
Recorded at Hopwood Christian Church and The Keep
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