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Date of Work
April, June, July, 2002
Description
Song lyrics for "Growing Up" by Bill Gessner. Nine sheets of paper, which includes seven drafts of the lyrics and two drafts of the lead sheet. Though the first draft is not dated, we can assume the lyrics was drafted nearly on a date close to the second draft which is on April 1, 2022. We assume because all drafts were produced by following a periodical gap of few days between each. The 3rd, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh drafts were done respectively on April 10, June 3, June 22, June 27, and July 6 in 2002. The last few parts of the first draft are quite different than other drafts. From second to the last draft, gradually Gessner has changed different parts of the lyrics such as adding or omitting words and lines, putting side notes in different places of the lyrics and so on. After several modifications, the final draft becomes quite different than the first one. This lyric addresses the natural way of growing up of the children. Here, the growing up of the children are metaphorically represented through the portrayal of growing up of the lilies, sap, kittens, filly etc.
Keywords
children, chlorophyll, daffodil, filly, grow-up, kittens, love, lilies, music, sap
Recommended Citation
Gessner, Bill, ""Growing Up," Song Lyrics, 2002" (2025). Bill Gessner Song Lyrics and Poems. 25.
https://commons.und.edu/gessner-lyrics/25