Somebody's Daughter

by The Deep Blue

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This song is our personal response to try and navigate the polarising and inhuman media narrative around borders and asylum seekers. We have tried to combat the facelessness of people attempting to seek refuge in the UK, when the government has not provided safe and legal routes for them.
40% of global refugees are children. That’s 43.3 million children. Watching someone’s childhood be ripped away and reduced to a statistic is hard to stomach. All of these young children are somebody’s child.

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Tied to a rubber boat
Tied to a wave
Just like the one she used to play with
Tied to another place

She is tired of travelling
A road that she never asked for
And her tears are washed away
Deep underwater she’s crying
For the little girl left behind

Breathing in the water
Somebody’s daughter
Nothing like the pool
Friday after school

If she could build a castle
Of sand and of sea shells
Could she find a home here among the dunes
The dunes
Somebody’s daughter (Somebody’s daughter)

Caught in a fairytale
Caught in a storm
Just like the books she used to read
With the ending all wrong

Say goodbye to fairy dust and dreams
Dreams are for those with a pillow
And her tears are washed away
Deep underwater she’s crying
For the little girl left behind

Breathing in the water
Somebody’s daughter
Nothing like the pool
Friday after school

If she could build a castle
Of sand and of sea shells
Could she find a home here among the dunes
The dunes
Somebody’s daughter

The dunes
Somebody’s daughter (Somebody’s daughter)

As soft as a lamb
And as quiet she makes no
Sound at the bottom of the sea
She lies in the bed of the world

Nothing like the pool
Friday after school
If she could build a castle
of sand and of sea shells
Could she find a home here among the dunes

Breathing in the water
Somebody’s daughter
Nothing like the pool
Friday after school

If she could build a castle
of sand and of sea shells
Could she find a home here among the dunes
The dunes
Somebody’s daughter

The dunes
Somebody’s daughter (Somebody’s daughter)

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released November 16, 2023
Produced by: Alex Quinn, Georgia Gage
Written by: Georgia Gage
Performed by: The Deep Blue

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The Deep Blue Manchester, UK

The Deep Blue burst onto the scene in 2021 with their debut EP garnering features from DORK and Clash, a support slot on Flyte’s UK tour plus multiple spins on BBC 6 Music. With two sold-out Manchester headline shows at The Castle & Deaf Institute plus performances at Green Man and All Points East under their belt, the stage is set for this unstoppable band to share their latest creations. ... more

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