Gary Dranow - CHINA ROSE Lyrics

In a room with walls of pale jade She sketches out her grand charade
Brushstrokes paint her Hollywood scene Where she's the star on the silver screen
Far-fitting scripts hide beneath her bed Dreams come alive through the whispers of her dad
Heart of East where she's biding her time Lip-syncing life she's made up her mind

High above the alley's gloom In her mind white roses bloom
Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born
Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world
East on breaks with the sound of factory bells But in her ears Hollywood swells

Recited lines and in English spoken clear In mirror's glass a star's image appears
Silent scream play of her heart's true desire Every scene crafted in ways she's aspired
Yearning to stride down the walk of fame Where freedom's voice can call out her name
High above the alley's gloom In her mind white roses bloom

Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born
Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world
The scene is set now the phoenix can rise Out of the ashes into the skies
There's a whisper in the small gleaming sky Break the chains it's your turn to fly

What she's penned no longer confined Soon she'll leave this old world behind
Credits roll up in the clouds so high Her spirit's written right across the sky
The lights go down the final act is near The dreamer's dream will soon disappear
Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born

Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world
Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born
Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world
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