Kate Reid: Music

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Rise Up

It’s been a rough morning
In fact, it’s been a rough week
The sky is blue
But I don’t hear you calling me

And I’ve missed this train
I didn’t even hear it pull into the station
And now I’m waiting all alone
In my shame

You asked me over to sing a few
And I said, “Can’t. I’ve got a job to do.”
And I felt that familiar nothingness coming through

Chorus:
What is it that keeps me frozen even when it’s warm outside?
What is it that keeps me down when I’m supposed to fly?

See there’s old blood coursing through me
From the lives that have gone before me
And it slows me down now and then

And despair built my bones
And fear forged my flesh
But there’s a warrior spirit somewhere in here, too

Chorus:
And the truth is that life has always terrified me
But dying empty always terrified me more

And I know how to make friends
With other people
But I haven’t yet learned how to make friends
With myself

So I play music
To fill that space in me
And I know the Earth has
Birthed a place for me

Chorus:
And it’s the heart we’ve got to pay mind to
Or we may find ourselves where we ain’t supposed to be
And sometimes I can’t see beyond my own eyes
But I know inside that I’m going to rise up
I’m gonna rise up
I’m gonna rise up