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A young, rebellious Ada Lovelace decides her mom won't be able to keep her from inventing a flying machine! Featuring Lauren Senden.

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If they saw me flying
They’d pull me down in a minute
Secure my bedroom and lock me in it, grounded ’til my teens

Wish that I could show them
They’d see for once what I’m made of
They’d see they don’t need to be afraid of fanciful machines

I should be flying
Soaring in a new frontier
My head in a cloud
Creative and proud
And I’m just getting started

Out there flying
Standing still is so last year
I’ll leave them all dazed
Confused and amazed
They’re gonna see me flying
I’ll be so far away from here

I’ll be up there gliding
A celebrated inventor
A bold and fearless experimenter
Beating my own wings

Can’t catch me I’m flying
I can see my long career
Defying cliche
Designing my own way
And daring them to stop me

Forever flying
Can’t hold back this engineer
The blueprints are drawn
My engine is on
You hear me battle crying
I can’t be stuck forever here!

Sometimes when we give flight a try
Thunder keeps us down on the ground
Sometimes when a girl tries to fly
Tornadoes pull her and push her around

There’s power inside of me I can’t deny
Who cares if I feel the rain starting to fall?
I’m staring the hurricane straight in the eye
And I’m gonna listen with all of my heart to the call of the sky

Look, Mama, I’m flying
Tearing through the atmosphere
And why can’t you see
The future in me?
Just look and you will find me

Up here flying
I’m declaring war on fear
I’m chasing my fate
Before it’s too late
I’m free and death defying
If I’m not living I am dying
Why not spend a lifetime flying?
I won’t be stuck forever here

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released April 7, 2023
feat. Lauren Senden

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Benjamin Emory Larson Minneapolis, Minnesota

Benjamin Emory Larson is a composer, lyricist, music director, and pianist in the Twin Cities. His work has been commissioned and performed throughout the country in over a dozen states. He has been a semi-finalist for The National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, and he was nominated for two Portland Area Musical Theater Awards. ... more

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