BE SO RADIANT (Janis Kelly © 2015)
The universe is having its way with me
Providing nips & tucks I swear I never thought I'd need
My sign outside says, “Closed for maintenance”
But when we're through with her you won't believe the difference--
Just you wait and see, yeah! Just you wait and see!
I’m fallin' down! I'm on the ground!
But when I rise up from these ashes once again
Gonna be so radiant!
Gonna be so radiant!
Sometimes we miss life's lessons 'til they start to roar
Or come delivered by a friendly, cosmic two-by-four
I always prayed that I could be exempt
“Help me grow, but let's just keep things oh-so-pleasant
‘Cause that'll work for me, yeah! That'll work for me!”
I’m fallin' down! I'm on the ground!
But when I rise up from these ashes once again
Gonna be so radiant!
Gonna be so radiant!
Never thought I'd find a silver lining in such pain
Never thought I'd lose so much but somehow feel I'd gained
Never thought that gratitude would be all that remained!
I start each day now in amazement
With a zest for life so strong that I can almost taste it
I'm breaking through my heart's protection
Dissolving barriers and blocks to my soul’s connection--
I'm on my way to free, yeah! On my way to free!
I’m fallin' down! I'm on the ground!
But when I rise up from these ashes once again
Gonna be so radiant!
I’m fallin' down! I'm on the ground!
But when I rise up from these ashes once again
Gonna be so radiant!
Gonna be so radiant!
‘Hundred and one percent!