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Who I Am

People are so protective of what they make
What they create could be shared and bared
so that I could really see you
You know, I’m not trying to steal your precious truth
I just think we should all start talking
about the things we know
Maybe we’d find we’ve been wrong
Then maybe we’d finally be right
A friend of mine and I were talking about dust clouds
And how you gotta leave a few behind
And how the space between crushing and uplifting
Seems a very fine line sometimes

But I give myself freely; I am who I am
Let’s give ourselves freely, so we can be who we are

Chorus:
The earth shows us how to die
every year when the winter comes
Last year I died with her
I came into this world screaming
and I’m gonna leave it singing
How come we stop growing, but we still grow old?

People are so protective of what they make
they create more and more ways to be afraid
and with an ego bound mainstream
and a world governed by fear
I just think we all need to realize
there’s a revolution going on here
Maybe we’ll be blind and never ever see
Or maybe we’ll find we don’t have to be
It’s such a shame to see dreams die
like watching a baby cry
But if we give up when life becomes too hard
How can we ever expect to survive?

So I give myself freely, so that I can be me
Let’s give ourselves freely
so we can be who we need to be

Chorus:
The earth shows us how to die
every year when the winter comes
Last year I died with her
I came into this world screaming
and I’m gonna leave it singing
How come we stop growing, but we still grow old?

credits

from Stones, Bones and Boxes, released January 1, 1996
Acoustic guitar/vox: Astra
Drum: Saby Salgado

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Astra Kelly San Diego, California

With a lyric-based, melodic sound and soaring vocals, Astra fuses her Chicago roots in blues and soul
with indie folk and alt-country. The lyrics read like poetry, speaking of emotional transformation and freedom. She's been nominated for nine SD Music Awards, her music video was showcased in the SD Film Fest. She wears many hats in the industry including helping others find their music mojo. ... more

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