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She’s perky, she’s spunky, she’s wide-eyed and winsome;
She’s charming, intrepid, and true.
Each comment a curtsey, vivacious, and then some,
And there’s nothing that she could not do.
The doors open wide to the sweet and precocious,
She came to expect every prize.
Then one day she spoke up and nobody noticed,
And she smiled and the sun did not rise.

And this is where the ingénue falters
And this is where the ingénue cries
And this is where the ingénue stumbles
And this is where the ingénue dies.

That Doris Day smile is no longer effective;
The sparkle is stinging her eyes.
And time ticks along as it shifts all perspective,
And it worsens the harder she tries.

And this is where…

The studio sees nothing more
She’s swept up from the cutting room floor
And all that remains is what’s real

All she’s relied on, well, time’s done its thieving
She’s mortal, invisible, wise.
She’s learning to navigate, no time for grieving
And she stands under merciless skies

And this is where the ingénue…flies.

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from All Your Life: From Eden to Apocalypso, released November 10, 2017
Tracy Keenan, piano and vocals

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Tracy Keenan Columbus, Ohio

Singer/songwriter, Presbyterian minister, and lover of all kinds of music, Tracy has been writing and making music in a range of venues for years. She believes the line between the sacred and the secular is only an illusion.

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