Do We Celebrate Dreamers?
Rosie Take a Bow
I have been inspired by many dreamers this year. Olympians training for their one chance. Scientists researching for the world-altering breakthrough. Artists struggling to be understood. Musicians fighting to be valued.
All the ‘overnight’ successes that come from years of dreaming.
It takes extraordinary courage to be a dreamer.
I wrote this song to celebrate dreamers.
Thank you for dreaming.
Rosie Take a Bow
Rosie was a friend of mine
She told me her dreams
I said — Girl, dream again
Rosie told me — Go to hell
I got one life
I’m gonna do this one thing well
We laughed
Rosie, poor sweet Rosie
But look who’s laughing now
Rosie, take a bow.
Skylar threw it all away
Soulless conformity is not a game she’s gonna play
Avant-garde, disregarded
Never understood
Skylar holds her nerve
She knows she’s good
We laughed
Skylar, poor kooky Skylar
But look who’s laughing now
Rosie, show us
How, to fall but never die
To fall until you fly
And we go WOW
Showing up, year after year
Jumping without fear
Wow, wow, wow
Take a bow.
Greatness is a frame of mind
Courage to stay the course
In the hardest of times
We celebrate success
It’s the losses we should applaud
Staying true, being true to your cause
We cry
Dreamers, make us believers
We all need you now
Show us
How, to fall but never die
To fall until we fly
Wow, wow, wow
Showing up, year after year
Jumping without fear
Wow, wow, wow
Take a bow.
Rosie, Skylar
All you dreamers
Take a bow.
Nazneen Rahman is a Singer-Songwriter and has released four albums. You can find them here. Or wherever you listen to music. Subscribe to Yours Hopefully for weekly musings and music.
