This is a first time collaboration with Owen Hovenden. Owen wrote some very powerful lyrics that he has graciously allowed me to put into music. This a very ruff cut demo of what is still a work in progress.
folk
country
original
writer
accoustic
Lyrics
Independence
© 2007 Owen Hovenden
Let me be, let me be
Let me be who I am
I dont want your redemption
I am not of the damned
You can keep your righteous mercy
With the bible on your shelf
I am whole, let me be, be myself
Dont talk to me of freedom
and then tell me I must change
As I walk in your sunlight
I endure the silent rage
My body is a canvass
And I paint a world of pain
My truth is a fire
Let me burn in the flame
Let me be, let me be
Let me be who I am
I dont need re-education
I am not what you planned
I wont swap my independence
For your priviledge and wealth
I am all that I need
I am myself