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The Red Shoes (The Shoes that Danced the Girl)

from Telling tales by Caroline Blundell

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They looked so enticing up there on the shelf
In those shiny red shoes she could be someone else
So she put them on and they made her feel bold
Shoes made for dancing and seeing the world
So she walked a few steps and she tried a few twirls
She danced out the door, then the shoes danced the girl

She was laughing at first as she danced down the street
She felt as light as a leaf on the wind
She danced past the church and waltzed past the school
Feeling so free, she could make her own rules
But she didn't know as she tapped and she twirled
Through the streets of the town that the shoes danced the girl

Chorus:
Red as cherries, red as wine
When she put them on she felt she was flying
Red as lipstick, the red of desire
The red of danger, of blood and of fire

The girl became weary, but she couldn't stop
They were glued to her feet, she could not get them off
She crossed the bridge that led out of the town
She needed to rest but the rhythm went on
The craving to dance was stronger than she
She danced for days till she came to the sea
She danced down the beach to the incoming tide
And the shoes danced the girl

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from Telling tales, released February 11, 2017

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