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Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes. You have your mother’s name
You’re so beautiful lying in River’s arms. Aqua eyes and pale rosebud lips, that are ever so slightly parted. River’s gazing down at you, like she can’t quite believe that you’re our child. You’re always be ours.
When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart
Your cry filled the room I felt something stir in my heart, I had forgotten. When you cried I wanted to tell you that I was there, I wanted to hold you. My daughter, my child.
You have a loud cry for someone so small. It’s like you wanted the whole universe to know you had arrived, like you wanted the stars to quake and the planets to bow to you.
I’m dedicating my life to you
Domestic life was never quite my style
When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart
I’m sitting out on the balcony with you in my arms, your mother is asleep. I can see her through the doorway; she’s smiling in her sleep. You don’t know it but you’ve caused a lot of fuss. Your sleeping in my arms, it’s like you’re made to fit in them. Your little head is cradled to perfectly in the crook of my elbow. Just like your mother, you’re smiling in your sleep. I’ve seen so many things; I’ve seen empires fall and oceans rise but your smile is more beautiful than any star I’ve seen. I thought I knew everything but you’re changing me and teaching me and you’re not even a day old yet.
You will come of age with our young nation
We’ll bleed and fight for you, we’ll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We’ll pass it on to you, we’ll give the world to you
You wake, but you don’t cry. You just look up at me, your lagoon eyes are already curious. I walk over to the rail of the balcony; I want to show you our home. Gallifrey. The sun is just rising, the fiery light reflecting of the glass mountains. The mountains Solace and Solitude glitter, I wonder if you can see them.
I’m going to give you Gallifrey, I’m trying to make it a better world and now I have a real reason. I’m going to give you this world, this world your mother and I are working so hard to make better. You’re my legacy, my history in a child.
And you’ll blow us all away…
Someday, someday
Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
Someday, someday
You’ll change the world my love. The universe will be changed around you, you will paint new constellations. You will make all the haughty lords look up and take notice of you. Your voice will be heard above any other.
But at the moment you’re only a few hours old and still too little to make anyone take notice. When you can speak I’m sure you’ll have so many things to say. When you can walk I am certain you will stride across the universe.
I swear that
I’ll be around for you
I’ll do whatever it takes
I’ll make a million mistakes
I’ll make the world safe and sound for you…
You’re sleeping again and I’m sitting watching the sunrise and the city wake. River is still sleeping softly. I making you promises whispering them to you while you’re sleeping. I won’t ever leave you, I promise. I’ll do anything for you, I promise. I’ll make mistakes, I promise that but I’ll make it alright in the end. And more than anything else I’ll make this world and as many others as I can safe for you and keep you sound. I will always love you, I will do anything for you, I will always protect you and my dear daughter you will have galaxies in your wake.
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We’ll pass it on to you, we’ll give the world to you
And you’ll blow us all away
Someday, someday
Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
Someday, someday…