One day I will be the girl I’ve always wanted to be
I’ll see the world through crystalline and fear nothing
There will be more than rosebuds inside of me
I’ll look in the mirror and feel something
When you said to me, “You’ll never love this life you’re living,”
I never thought I’d realize you were right
And if I had known that there’s much more I could be giving
The girl in me wouldn’t be this hard to find
One day I will be the girl I’ve always wanted to be
I will see in blues and reds and yellows and greens
I will turn myself inside out and let others see
I will be a character and not a figurine
When you said to me, “You’ll never love this life you’re living,”
I never thought I’d realize you were right
And if I had known that there’s much more I could be giving
The girl in me wouldn’t be this hard to find
But I’ve tried loving and I’ve tried jumping
For others, but never for myself
Love is blind and I’ve lost the light in my eyes
But I’ll keep searching and I’ll keep working
For dandelions in cavities
In need of light, in need of light to bloom
For somewhere there are dandelions in you
The debut LP from Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) blends '70s-style folk/pop songwriting with dreamy, swirling alt-rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 10, 2023