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'So Beautiful Yet So Sad'. Collaboration

by Nadia Cripps and Colleen Goodsell

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Thank you so much Colleen for your beautiful collaboration!
I've posted my music on 50/90 and Colleen kindly offered to create lyrics to my music. Colleen created heartfelt and passionate lyrics which are inspired by her daughters. This makes them even more special and dear to me.

Colleen: "I dedicate this song to my two beautiful, brown daughters. After the incident in Charlottesville, VA, I was quite worried for my 12 year old daughter's safety. She strongly voiced to me that she has stood up to bullies before and she was not going to let haters block her from living her life. Her courage gave me the courage to write these lyrics."

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The link to my piano piece is nadiacripps.bandcamp.com/track/so-beautiful-yet-so-sad

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'So Beautiful Yet So Sad'
©2017 Nadia Cripps and Colleen Goodsell. Music, Piano by Nadia Cripps, Lyrics, Vocals and Vocal Melody by Colleen Goodsell. Demo by Nadia Cripps and Colleen Goodsell.

Oh, daughter of mine. Oh, joy of my heart.
You're perfectly fine as you are.
Don't listen to lies that dismiss your face,
Your brown skin, your eyes, your grace.

Chorus:
You weren't born to blend into backgrounds built by men.
You're outstanding. Rise up! Stand again!
The cruelties of life seem to cut us like a knife.
Life's so beautiful, yet so sad.

My wonderful girl, the weight of the world
Is descending on you far too fast!
Keep your head held up high. You're meant to fly.
Work hard. Try and try to move past.

[Chorus]

Life is difficult. I will do my best to stand up to the hate that puts you to the test.

[Chorus]

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released September 5, 2017

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Nadia Cripps UK

Thank you for visiting. You'll find here my music and my collaborations with other artists. I'm a piano teacher, a pianist, a composer and a songwriter. My music was used in a documentary:
www.togethertv.com/our-big-ms-adventure and in various videos on Youtube.
Please contact me if you are interested in using/performing/publishing any of my compositions or collaborating with me.
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