(Verse 1) In an old house in Paris, covered up with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines Smallest one with a fearless grin Wasn’t scared of the dark or anything within She’d laugh at the thunder, smile at the night Walk past shadows like they were light While Miss Clavel watched from the hall She knew that child could face it all (Pre-Chorus) But one quiet night, the world felt wrong A cry broke through like a fragile song (Chorus) Oh, brave little Madeline, holding on tight Through the fear in the dark of a Paris night And when the world felt strange and new Someone kind was watching over you And I can see it now so clear Love was louder than the fear In that moment, you were never alone You had a place to call your own (Verse 2) Through the streets in the soft lamplight glow To a white room where the cool winds blow Doctors whisper, the world stands still But she finds her courage stronger than will Bandaged up with a quiet pride A little hero shining inside Toys and laughter fill her day While the pain just fades away (Pre-Chorus) And the girls all came, eyes open wide Wishing they had that spark inside (Chorus) Oh, brave little Madeline, shining so bright Turning tears into something light And when the world felt far away You found a reason there to stay And I can see it now so true All the strength that lived in you In that moment, you changed it all The smallest one stood ten feet tall (Bridge - soft, reflective) Paris hums in a soft refrain Life keeps moving through joy and pain But some hearts learn, some hearts grow In ways only the brave ones know (Final Chorus - full, emotional lift) Oh, brave little Madeline, don’t you see You were stronger than you believed you’d be And in the arms of those who care You found a love that’s always there And I remember like a song How the smallest can be strong In that house beneath the vines You were courage in two straight lines
