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“Daughter” this the 4th song in Sleeping At Last’s Atlas: Year Two project. It is the sibling song to “Son” with an identical time length (4:04). To represent the female gender, writer Ryan has chosen to use string instruments opposed to the brass in “Son.”
Ryan has stated that “Daughter” is about...
If only you knew
The sunlight shines a little brighter
The weight of the world’s a little lighter
The stars lean in a little closer
All because of you
I want to see
You lift your chin a little higher
Open your eyes a little wider
Speak your mind a little louder
’Cause you are royalty
This is your kingdom
This is your crown
This is your story
This is your moment
Don’t look down
You’re ready, born ready
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
Our ceiling is your floor
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
If only you knew
If only you knew
The forests grew a little greener
The roots reach in little deeper
The birds all sing a little sweeter
All to welcome you
I want to see
Your happily ever after
That you know in your heart that you matter
That you are royalty
This is your kingdom
This is your crown
This is your story
This is your moment
Don’t look down
You’re ready, born ready
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
Our ceiling is your floor
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
You’re ready, born ready
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
Our ceiling is your floor
And all you gotta do
Is put one foot in front of you
If only you knew
This is your kingdom
This is your crown
This is your story
This is your moment
Don’t look down
Daughter was written by Ryan O’Neal.
Sleeping At Last released Daughter on Fri Sep 18 2015.
I began writing Daughter a couple months before our daughter was born. I’ve written a handful of songs from the perspective of a parent (before I even became one myself), but Daughter was the first song I wrote after finding out Lily’s gender. My hope is that this song, sap and all, gets filed in th...