It's going straight to my head:
I think I'm falling in love again.
Such simple miracles have happened
Since your steady hands have come and
Stopped my unraveling.

Your fingers, built for the piano,
Work out the knots that line my back.
The stress I've stored since last December,
But now, it doesn't matter.
I've learned to leave it in my past.

And I feel good about the future,
This clarity I've never had.
You are the bounce in my step,
The burst of blood in my chest,
The prayer I've kept in my head.

You are the knock of my knees,
The swollen sound of each song
I scribble down and tear up,
Because they never match up.
You are the words I fumble for.

In the morning,
You are the daybreak,
And I am glad.

And at night,
You are the dream
I fall asleep to have.


Lyrics submitted by helenrips

You Are the Daybreak Lyrics as written by Kevin Patrick Devine Amy Bracco

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    Most beautiful love song ever. I want to have someone to feel this way about.

    "You are the knock of my knees."

    Gets me every time.

    rocksolidgurlon September 23, 2006   Link
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    my favorite on the album i think.

    thegreatcreatoron June 02, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    this song makes me happy in constant, mainly because it makes me think kevin's finally found something worth smiling over. he deserves that much.

    drinkliquidclockson July 19, 2005   Link
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    This song is so well written. It's probably one of the best definitions of happiness that I have ever heard.

    rufusbabyon September 21, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    I heard this song for the first time. I'd never so much as even heard of this guy, but I am captivated. I'm captivated by the clarity of his voice and honesty of his words.

    "Your fingers, built for the piano, work out the knots that line my back. The stress I've stored since last December; But now, it doesn't matter. I've learned to leave it in my past."

    Beautiful.

    brighteston March 09, 2006   Link
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    Gosh, this is amazing.

    Made_in_Secreton December 11, 2007   Link
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    i second drinkliquidclocks. this song is beautiful, it really is.

    groundfloweron May 01, 2008   Link
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    This song will be the first dance at my wedding this summer! Thank you Kevin!

    frey78on May 06, 2008   Link
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    i hope everyone finds someone like this :)

    and i also love the piano throughout, just like the "fingers, built for the piano" are with him in the song.

    mind_explosionson July 07, 2008   Link
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    100% romance.

    MOSHIxMOSHIx92on October 18, 2008   Link

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