CHINA ROSE

In a room with walls of pale jade She sketches out her grand charade Brushstrokes paint her Hollywood scene Where she's the star on the silver screen Far-fitting scripts hide beneath her bed Dreams come alive through the whispers of her dad Heart of East where she's biding her time Lip-syncing life she's made up her mind High above the alley's gloom In her mind white roses bloom Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world East on breaks with the sound of factory bells But in her ears Hollywood swells Recited lines and in English spoken clear In mirror's glass a star's image appears Silent scream play of her heart's true desire Every scene crafted in ways she's aspired Yearning to stride down the walk of fame Where freedom's voice can call out her name High above the alley's gloom In her mind white roses bloom Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world The scene is set now the phoenix can rise Out of the ashes into the skies There's a whisper in the small gleaming sky Break the chains it's your turn to fly What she's penned no longer confined Soon she'll leave this old world behind Credits roll up in the clouds so high Her spirit's written right across the sky The lights go down the final act is near The dreamer's dream will soon disappear Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world Up in the clouds feeling shame no more On silver screens where a star is born Up in the clouds where her dreams unfurl From Shanghai lanes to the Western world Thanks for watching