Tell It Straight - Maya Love-Test your own voice

[Verse 1] I kept it in my coat Like a folded note Under every smile Under every joke If I don’t say it now It stays in my throat All these little years Ask to be known [Pre-Chorus] So I’m opening the door Letting in the ache Letting in the pride Letting in the break No more hiding pieces No more playing small If you want the truth Here’s the truth, that’s all [Chorus] The story of me I have to tell it The story of me I have to tell it Every scar, every turn Every fire I carried The story of me I have to tell it [Verse 2] There were nights I swore I was disappearing Hands in my pockets Eyes on the ceiling But I kept moving on Even when I was shaking Built a new name Out of what was breaking [Pre-Chorus] So I’m opening the door Letting in the ache Letting in the pride Letting in the break No more hiding pieces No more playing small If you want the truth Here’s the truth, that’s all [Chorus] The story of me I have to tell it The story of me I have to tell it Every scar, every turn Every fire I carried The story of me I have to tell it [Bridge] If my voice is thin Let it still be mine If the words come slow I’ll take my time I am not the fear I am not the shame I am every step I still claim [Final Chorus] The story of me I have to tell it The story of me I have to tell it Every scar, every turn Every fire I carried The story of me I have to tell it The story of me I have to tell it