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 DANIEL (BABY BOY) by KIMYA DAWSON
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[Verse 1]
GI was twelve and things had been
CPretty okay up till then
The Donly deaths I’d experienced
Were of Gpets and the grandparents of my friends
[Verse 2]
GI was in gifted and talented
Until Cright around the seventh grade
But Dthat is when everything changed
And I Ghad to flip a switch and shut off my brain
[Chorus]
Cause if I Gthought Dtoo Cmuch
I’d get Gsick to Dmy Cstomach
And I would Gfeel like Dgiving Cup
Or throwing up it was just Dtoo tough
[Verse 3]
GCause that is when I realized that
CEven little babies die and
DI had to build a wall inside to
GKeep me from losing my mind
[Verse 4]
GHe was only nine months old
CA kid I’d babysit and hug and hold
And I would Dtickle his toes and pat his head
And watch his Gchest rise and fall as he slept in his crib
[Bridge]
And then my Gdad said Dlate last Cnight
A drunk Gdriver hit Dtheir car he Cdidn’t survive
And his Gmom was hurt Dbad but his Cdad is alright
His big Gbrother is Dfine cause he Cstayed at the party
Yeah yeah Gsteven is Dfine cause he Cstayed at the party
[Chorus]
And if I Gthought Dtoo Cmuch
I’d get Gsick to Dmy Cstomach
And I would Gfeel like Dgiving Cup
Or throwing up it was just Dtoo tough
[Verse 5]
Sometimes things Ghappen when Dwe are Csmall
That we Gjust don’t have Dthe tools to Cdeal with at all
So we Gbottle them Dup and we Cjust don’t see
How the Gstuff that we Dstuff will Caffect who we’ll be
[Verse 6]
What protGects us as Dkids slowly Cmakes us insane
So I’m Gtrying to disDmantle Cbarricades
Brick by Gbrick in an Dattempt to Cset free my brain
Brick by Gbrick in an Dattempt to Cset free my brain
And I just Ghope that my Dheart is Cstronger now
So much Gstronger than Dit was when CI was twelve
[Chorus]
When if I Gthought Dtoo Cmuch
I’d get Gsick to Dmy Cstomach
And I would Gfeel like Dgiving Cup
Or throwing up it was just Dtoo tough
[Verse 7]
And I’d sing ‘GDaniel’ Dagain and Cagain
And preGtend you were Djust traveCling on a plane
Quarter Gcentury Dlater it’s Cstill hard to take
But with Gevery red Dtail light I Cscream out your name
Yeah with Gevery red Dtail light I Cscream out your name
Yeah with Gevery red Dtail light I Cscream out your name
[Outro]
I say ‘GDaniel, DDaniel, CDaniel’
I say ‘GDaniel, DDaniel, CDaniel’
I say ‘GDaniel, DDaniel, CDaniel’
Baby Gboy, baby Dboy, baby Cboy
Baby Gboy, baby Dboy, baby Cboy
Baby Gboy, baby Dboy, baby Cboy
Baby Gboy

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Daniel Baby Boy

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DANIEL (BABY BOY) by KIMYA DAWSON

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[Verse 1]

I was twelve and things had been

Pretty okay up till then

The only deaths I’d experienced

Were of pets and the grandparents of my friends

[Verse 2]

I was in gifted and talented

Until right around the seventh grade

But that is when everything changed

And I had to flip a switch and shut off my brain

[Chorus]

G D C

Cause if I thought too much

G D C

I’d get sick to my stomach

G D C

And I would feel like giving up

Or throwing up it was just too tough

[Verse 3]

Cause that is when I realized that

Even little babies die and

I had to build a wall inside to

Keep me from losing my mind

[Verse 4]

He was only nine months old

A kid I’d babysit and hug and hold

And I would tickle his toes and pat his head

And watch his chest rise and fall as he slept in his crib

[Bridge]

G D C

And then my dad said late last night

G D C

A drunk driver hit their car he didn’t survive

G D C

And his mom was hurt bad but his dad is alright

G D C

His big brother is fine cause he stayed at the party

G D C

Yeah yeah steven is fine cause he stayed at the party

[Chorus]

G D C

And if I thought too much

G D C

I’d get sick to my stomach

G D C

And I would feel like giving up

Or throwing up it was just too tough

[Verse 5]

G D C

Sometimes things happen when we are small

G D C

That we just don’t have the tools to deal with at all

G D C

So we bottle them up and we just don’t see

G D C

How the stuff that we stuff will affect who we’ll be

[Verse 6]

G D C

What protects us as kids slowly makes us insane

G D C

So I’m trying to dismantle barricades

G D C

Brick by brick in an attempt to set free my brain

G D C

Brick by brick in an attempt to set free my brain

G D C

And I just hope that my heart is stronger now

G D C

So much stronger than it was when I was twelve

[Chorus]

G D C

When if I thought too much

G D C

I’d get sick to my stomach

G D C

And I would feel like giving up

Or throwing up it was just too tough

[Verse 7]

G D C

And I’d sing ‘Daniel’ again and again

G D C

And pretend you were just traveling on a plane

G D C

Quarter century later it’s still hard to take

G D C

But with every red tail light I scream out your name

G D C

Yeah with every red tail light I scream out your name

G D C

Yeah with every red tail light I scream out your name

[Outro]

G D C

I say ‘Daniel, Daniel, Daniel’

G D C

I say ‘Daniel, Daniel, Daniel’

G D C

I say ‘Daniel, Daniel, Daniel’

G D C

Baby boy, baby boy, baby boy

G D C

Baby boy, baby boy, baby boy

G D C

Baby boy, baby boy, baby boy

Baby boy

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