From the recording Seed
Somewhere in my early life I stopped myself from being the fully exuberant, friendly, enthusiastic person I am naturally. Over time I have learned to be able to express my thoughts and feelings in daily life, but in particular in my songwriting. This is a song about having the courage to speak our truth.
Lyrics
SAVING FACE
Never could imagine
Living bright and being free
Free just to be
However I imagined
Shining with abandon
I got a lot to say
I gotta bring the brave
So done with SAVING FACE
So done with SAVING FACE
Used to keep it quiet
Seen but not heard
That’s how girls
Were taught to speak
Not to ruffle feathers
Muzzled indirectly
I got a lot to say
I gotta bring the brave
So done with SAVING FACE
So done with SAVING FACE
Embarrassing everybody
No
The whispers drown
The listening
And I rolled my eyes
So loudly
Oh
Bent so far back
The breakthrough
Broke right through
Never could imagine
Living bright and breathing free
Free just to be
However I imagined
Shining with abandon
I got a lot to say
I gotta bring the brave
So tired of SAVING FACE
So done with SAVING FACE
K. Jacobsen 2023 ©Kurly Queen