In 2002, as part of our English assessment we went to see Still Standing which was loosely a rock musical about life in Brisbane in the 80’s. Through the swag of songs that were in the play I discovered Deborah Conway. I found a few tracks on the net and have had a great time listening to them over the years.
When I was in the city on Monday for the board I had a couple of hours to kill between my sessions and in that time I hung out with Sam for lunch and picked up some CDs. One of them was Deborah Conway, The Definitive Collection. I was looking in Rocking Horse for another CD and came across this one on the shelves and for $9.95 how could I say no? When I got home with slightly frayed emotions due to the day not ending how I had imagined I popped the CD and listened to it through. One of the songs in particular that jumped out at me was Today I am a Daisy.
Have a listen – [audio:Deborah Conway – Today I Am A Daisy.mp3]
Today I am a Daisy
Deborah Conway
Bitch Epic (1993)Today I am a daisy
Tomorrow I will be the chain holding up your heart
Today I am a waitress but tomorrow I could be an astronaut
Flying to the moon, playing amongst the stars
Seeing the galaxy from inside a jar
Today I am a sea-shell
Tomorrow I will be the ocean roaring in your ear
Today I am your daughter
Tomorrow I will make your disappointments disappear
And you will come fly with me
We will play leap frog through the years
And life will be elegant
We can chase away the tears
Goodbye goodbye
Today will be tomorrow
Goodbye goodbye
Tomorrow’s almost here
Goodbye goodbye
Today will be tomorrow
Goodbye goodbye
Something might be clear
Today I am a daisy
Tomorrow I will be Vincent’s sunflowers,
Claude’s lilies anything I want
Today I am a waitress but tomorrow well I might be an astronaut
I will be bathed in love
I will be soaking in tenderness
And you will be standing there
The one who loves me best
There are three lines that I just love in this and these three lines are the current headline/caption thing on my myspace at the moment – way better that the “…” it used to be.
Today I am a daisy
Tomorrow I will be Vincent’s sunflowers,
Claude’s lilies anything I want.