Name: To Be A Human
Duration: P00H03M53S
Description: This song depicts the journey of self-acceptance, learning to re-connect with the wonder and curiosity we felt as children, where our bodies were purely vessels for adventure

To Be A Human

from To Be A Human by Sophie Bernice

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This song depicts the journey of self-acceptance, learning to re-connect with the wonder and curiosity we felt as children, where our bodies were purely vessels for adventure

lyrics

We've been fooled,
that to live fully, let men in masks carve out your body
but that's not true.
it's not yours my love,
no.

And when I crawled,
out of the womb, I was bruised and naively enthused
and how I was bold
that was enough back then
oh
what're you thinking about?

and oh,
oh to be bold again,
oh,
to unsee what I've seen.
and I,
I've been so low,
I've been so lonely I'm holding myself like a child but I can't cope
it can be a lot,
to be a human I know

And when I'm dead
free from my cages, I'll wear lilac threads from the ages
tight on my chest
before it rots
and I'll rot
what are you thinking about?

and oh,
oh to be bold again,
oh,
to unsee what I've seen.
and I,
I've been so low,
I've been so lonely I'm holding myself like a child but I can't cope
it can be a lot,
to be a human I know

And it's alright to be human in this life
It's alright to feel human in this life

I'm not a sailor of my emotions
I am but a painter,
come let me paint with you my love
come let me paint with you my love
come let me paint you
I'll paint with you love
let me paint with you

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from To Be A Human, released February 17, 2023
Written, sung, guitar by Sophie Bernice
Clarinet by Kyle May
Produced and arranged by Kyle May

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Sophie Bernice England, UK

indie-folk singer/songwriter
@SBerniceMusic

sophiebernice.com

discography

To Be A Human

Feb 2023
Sunny

Oct 2022
So So Sad

Jun 2022
Leave Our Skins

May 2020

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