Wasted my life. It’s never too late to be yourself. There is time to start over. I’ve been hiding for so long that I feel like a stranger.
I want to be brave. I’d like to love who I am but I feel afraid.
Pretending isn’t always easy.
No faking, need to feel the real thing, there’s no simple way.
If I’m being honest, feel like a lost cause for most of the day.
Not done trying, facing forward, failing, falling down on my face.
credits
from Waiting for Last Year,
released December 30, 2021
Scraped Up performed by Fletcher VanVliet; Electric Guitar, Bass, Voice. Jesse Sparhawk; Piano. Stephen Landis; Violin. Dan Woehr; Trumpet.