Dawn from The Lighthouse by Tessa Rose Jackson
I’m lucky enough to be an auntie to two fantastic teenage girls. Both of them are incredible, inspiring people and a lot of what I do and the way I think about the future is, in part, fuelled by them. This song specifically I wrote after a very heart-felt conversation with one of my nieces, in which I recognised some of my own self-critique and harshness in her own struggles. A protective wash came over me, I just wanted to hold her and make all that stuff go away. I also felt immensely proud of her courage in opening up to me like that, something I wouldn’t have dared do at her age. Dawn was written to her, as a salve, as a tribute. A song of reassurance.
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Tracklist
| 4. | Dawn | 4:29 |
Lyrics
Move closer
Let me kiss the bruise
You’re a trooper, kid
The moment’s overdue
Did you play the game with loaded dice?
Do see yourself through crooked eyes?
A family recipe, familiar to me
Come down now
The trick in the revealing
Let the kettle rage it away
Home will do the healing
Oh my girl, I know just how it feels
What comes rushing up soon as you break the seal
Well look her in the eye
Your challenger, your guide
For what its worth, we all deserve
A beat before the drop
To reassess, to address
Every plight
All is new
As you
Crisp as a bed of leaves
Wake to meet
The dawn, the dawn, the dawn
Credits
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Written by Tessa Rose Jackson & Darius Timmer
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Darius Timmer
Recorded at Shorebreaker Studios by Johannes Buff
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
