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Dawn Awaits

from I'm Just Saying by GuidoWorld

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The dawn is a beginning full of possibilities. While many ignore the dawn or take it for granted others anchor themselves in its beauty, purity and simplicity.

The picture painted at the beginning of the song is of an anxiety ridden woman whose lack of restful sleep spills over into the early morn. She starts the day cold and tired finding the dawn to be insufficient in providing her with warmth and relief from the terrors of the night.

She begins her day feeling ungrounded and discontent and views life and everyone she meets as a threat to her safety and sanity. Her life is something to survive and endure and anger and victimhood make up the bulk of her experience.

The singer on the other hand awakens early to greet the dawn. He savors its freshness and quiet and looks at the world with eyes of joy and gratitude. He enjoys and appreciates life's challenges as well as its beauty.

The dawn refreshes and awakens his spirit and his heart. He enters the day happy and excited to engage in playful wonder with nature and life. At day's end he looks forward to a deep sleep and to be greeted once again by dawn's first rays, its pure air and birdsong.

The bouncy bass celebrates the energy of day break and the jazz piano echoes the singers playful energy and appreciative spirit. As the singer proclaims: The dawns rays awaken my smile, the dawns rays give me life.

lyrics

Dawn Awaits 12/19/07

She came undone before the rising sun could end her fretful night
The rays when they came couldn’t lift the shade or warm her from her fright
She lay awake as her body quaked while her mind couldn’t unwind
Not so far from dead riddled with dread murky visions of suicide

Life’s a chore for a heart that’s bored which finds no reason to smile
It’s how you frame and what you blame that turns a joy to bile
It’s the mouth that swears that nothing’s fair which feeds the perpetual child
So much is missed when one is pissed or born to be wild

I rise with the dawn, fill my heart with a song
Pay attention to the day, make love in many ways

I cannot resist the subtle kiss of the sun on a winter’s day
Or fail to see the sweet harmony of goldfinches aerial play
The hawk that soars is so much more than a predator’s display
Yes, even the words of the tortured girl have a beauty and sway

The dawn awaits to waken life, the dawn awaits to warm and shine
The dawn’s colors fill my eyes, the dawn’s rays have me smile
The dawn’s rays awaken my smile, the dawn’s rays give me life

credits

from I'm Just Saying, released September 5, 2014
Vocals Jim Guido
Bass Jim Guido
Piano Kasa Dawkins
Drums Jim Guido
Guitar Jim Guido

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