Sable Aradia Diane Morrison, Writer
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Sable - The Other Side of the Mirror (LGBT Pride 2012)
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In honour of Gay Pride Week I decided to do a raw live recording of the song I wrote about coming out when I was 18. LYRICS: So this is how it feels when the world ends Something dies and is born again You think you know yourself, but do you? Should I stay silent? or be condemed? This is how it feels when the world ends Can you fathom the darkness inside of you? Take a look at your face It will be replaced This is the other side of the mirror Shades of gray; nothing's carved in stone Suffer in silence, or be alone? Why can't I have my cake and eat it too? Always different, always on the outside And now I know the reason why What would they all say if they only knew? Shadows of silence haunting me through the night? And yet within my shell my soul takes flight? And believe me, world, I really had no choice The secret deep within asphyxiates me I've got to let it out; I've got to be free And someone, somewhere, has got to hear my voice! Take a look at your face It will be replaced This is the other side of the mirror Mother, Father, I can not be Whatever it is that you want me to be I wish that you could understand, I wish that you could say, "It's all right, sweetheart, we love you anyway." But I know I can't expect what will never be And all that I can hope is that you'll still care for me So if this is farewell, I guess I'll say goodbye And face the world with hope and my battle cry -- Someone's got to take the chance, and say it loud: "I'm young, gay, and proud!" Take a look at your face It will be replaced This is the other side of the mirror So this is how it feels when the world ends Something dies and is born again You think you know yourself, but do you? Well, I'm not silent, and I've been condemned But maybe someday all this pain will end Courage, patience, and faith will see us through Take a look at your face It will be replaced This is the other side of the mirror Take a look at your face It will be replaced This is the other side of the mirror Written and performed by Sable (Diane Morrison) Copyright (c) 1993, 2012 by Diane Morrison. All rights reserved.
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