Daisy, give yourself away
Look up at the rain
A beautiful display
Of power and surrender
Giving us today
When she gives herself away

Rain, another rainy day
Comes up from the ocean
Give herself away
She comes down easy
On rich and debt the same
When she gives herself away

Let it go
Daisy, let it go
Open up your fists
This fallen world

Doesn't hold your interest
Doesn't hold your soul
Daisy, let it go

Pain, give yourself a name
Call yourself contrition
Avarice of blame
Giving isn't easy
And neither is the rain
When she gives herself away

Daisy, why another day
Why another sunrise
Who will take the blame
For all redemptive motion
And every rainy day
When he gives himself away

Let it go
Daisy let it go
Open your fists
This fallen world

It doesn't hold your interest
It doesn't hold your soul
Daisy, let it go

Let it go

Let it go
Let it go
And you let it go, go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Go
Let it go
Let it go


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Daisy Lyrics as written by Jonathan Mark Foreman

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    I always looked at Daisy as a girl, and letting a grudge go. But I should've known it couldn't be that simple. I own every Switchfoot cd and it's never that simple. I guess I was kind of wrong, but kind of right in a way too.

    When I got this cd I was so pumped, but I listened to it and hated it. I was so disappointed, but over time it grew on me. They're great.

    swft24on March 22, 2006   Link

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