The Stories We Tell Ourselves
For a long time now I have heard a story in my head that does not sound true to me. It is the voice of conditioning- societal, familial, educational, cultural- that tells a story of isolation and fear. It is the voice that tells a story about how I am alone in this world. It is a voice that tells me to give away my power, to not speak up, to fear being an outcast by going against the mainstream; the irony of which, is I feel like an outcast because I don’t risk being seen and therefore remain isolated. Below is a song I wrote that tells that story but it also tells the story of beginning to peel back the layers of that story, to unlearn, and begin remembering who I truly am.