This song is basically my way of saying, if you're a woman and you have a dream or something that you really love doing. Don't ever let anyone tell you, "you're not capable of doing that" or "that's not a woman's job."
You just go out there and do whatever the hell you want, don't let anyone hold you back from doing something you love and really want to do.
lyrics
She's caught in a web,
Everything's trapped inside her head,
She's losing hope.
The world is no good,
Though she hates the thought of leaving,
She's wasting time.
Tied up by her own thoughts,
Loosened by her own actions.
Waiting for the words,
Why don't you say so?
There's a box where all the secrets hide,
The bitterness can be sweet tonight.
You can light one thousand lives just be,
Be your dream.
Judges everywhere it's always what's on the outside,
She's the odd one out.
The eyes that follow and always in the worst kind of way,
She keeps her head down.
Tied up by her own thoughts.
Loosened by her own actions.
Waiting for the words,
Why don't you say so?
There's a box where all the secrets hide,
The bitterness can be sweet tonight.
You can light one thousand lives just be,
Be your dream.
Seeming so well a smile can mask a pack of lies,
She's always smiling.
Just like a ghost people act like she's not there,
She's always there.
Tied up by her own thoughts.
Loosened by her own actions.
Waiting for the words,
Why don't you say so?
There's a box where all the secrets hide,
The bitterness can be sweet tonight.
You can light one thousand lives just be,
Be your dream.
The enemy lives on.
No escaping from the hurt.
She's believing,
She's hoping,
She's smiling,
She'll show them.
There's a box where all the secrets hide.
The bitterness can be sweet tonight.
You can light one thousand lives just be,
Be your dream.
credits
from Best Kept Secret,
released July 16, 2016
Written and performed by Sophie Anna.
Recorded by Rachel Vine and Martyn Stonehouse.
Mixed by Martyn Stonehouse
at DCAS Chesterfield.
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