Elegy

by Victor Johnson

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This song was written in memory of Deshaun Adderley of Bend, Oregon in December 2017. This version is raising money for the non-profit, Younity, a local organization working in schools to address and prevent bullying.

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Recorded by Lino Alessio in Sisters, Oregon.
Featuring Leah Beshore-Naftalin on violin.

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Elegy
(C) 2019 by Victor Johnson

Teach your children to love the earth
Show them a bit of their infinite worth
Scale great mountains and sail the sea
Oh, let them be, happy and free

Sing to the morning the song of your heart
Don’t let them tear your dreams all apart
You’re a beautiful butterfly, just wait and see
Wait and see, wait and see

Ooohhhh....

Teach me to lay my defenses down
Help me to swim while I’m learning to drown
Make me feel so wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful

Take my hand, love you’re not alone
I’m just a child though I have grown
Sing me back home again, soft and slow
Soft and slow, soft and slow

Ooohhh....

Repeat 1st verse

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released September 10, 2019

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Victor Johnson Bend, Oregon

Singer/songwriter based in Bend, Oregon.

Just released a new double album, January Blossom on 11/3/23!

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