special to me

from swan songs: a ukulele tribute to phantom of the paradise by ella cesari

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caught up in your wheeling-dealing
you've got no time left for simple feeling
I thought I knew you, but I didn't know you at all

trapped inside your world of worry
you miss so much when you always hurry
well slow down baby, you'll only get hurt if you fall

well you told me one time that you'd be somebody
that you weren't working just to survive
but you're working so hard that you don't even know you're alive

working so hard to be somebody special
not working just to survive
well you're special to me, babe
but what I don't see, babe
is where you go once you arrive
where we go once we arrive

damn all evil that takes possession
until your pipe dreams become obsessions
they scare me baby, and we should have nothing to fear

I'm no child but I can't help wonder
it seems like some kind of spell you're under
you're listening baby, but somehow you don't really hear

well you told me one time that you'd be somebody
that you weren't working just to survive
but you're working so hard that you don't even know you're alive

working so hard to be somebody special
not working just to survive
well you're special to me, babe
but what I don't see, babe
is where we go once we arrive
where you go once you arrive

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from swan songs: a ukulele tribute to phantom of the paradise, released June 13, 2022

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ella cesari Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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usually I do animation (find me @drawnwithoutref) but here I am with some tunes!

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