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by Djana Gabrielle

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Wrapping up September with track #9 from my Living Room Sessions.

I guess that one could be from my younger self (our younger selves?).
A fierce believer with a strong imagination :)

I've had the melody and the basis of the lyrics in my mind for years now. it just stuck with me. So I decided that maybe I should re-work the song a little and release it to the world.

I've always felt (and will always feel) a bit out of place in this world. Sort of a misfit trying hard to adjust to what feels like a strange environment to me.
So even though the song is from the point of view of a child, making up her own world and rebelling against the adults' mindset, some of these lyrics still resonate with me sometimes...

lyrics

Verse 1
Scary monsters under my bed
Silent creatures in my head
They tell me I'm overreacting
But that I don't believe in
And as I draw on this naked wall
Pictures of the times to come
They tell me that it's bound to change
But that I don't believe in

Verse 2
I go to school and I make friends
With anyone who share the same
Desire to be part of something new
And since we’ve all agreed on this
We'll make a pact and swear on it
Their unconvincing words won't change a thing

Chorus
I know
They always try to find a way to upset me
Cause they're sure
This piece of me will eventually be freed
But I don't care at all I'm supposed to be myself

Verse 3
And through the world I've created
Filled with treasured memories
I imagine what my life should be
And what I should believe in
But I've grown to realise
That would make me an outcast
That's why I am supposed to try
To agree with what they believe in

Chorus
I know
They always try to find a way to upset me
Cause they're sure
This piece of me will eventually be freed
But I don't care at all I'm supposed to be myself

Bridge
(They) think I'm crazy
But I'm aware
That it is complicated
To be this way
And I see their pity
And it makes me wince
Why can't they understand me
Or try at least

I reassure you I'm OK
But sometimes I just suffocate, I just suffocate
I reassure you I'm OK
But sometimes I just suffocate, I just suffocate

Chorus (x2)
I know
They always try to find a way to upset me
Cause they're sure
This piece of me will eventually be freed
But I don't care at all I'm supposed to be myself

credits

released September 30, 2018
Written, composed, arranged, recorded and mixed by Djana Gabrielle
Artwork: Gosia Kepka

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