I think the angry, rap-metal loving skater girl I used to be in my teenage years would love this one! It was so cathartic to write and record – there’s something so powerful about speaking out words that acknowledge experiences or people that may have tried to silence or gaslight me in the past.
This is my voice
And I know what it’s like to lose it
So I choose to use it I refuse to diffuse it and you will listen.
Cause you can’t buy my silence
And I won’t be compliant won’t be a liar.
I won’t make tweaks to what I’ve said I’ll speak
You can’t edit or take credit for this testimony.
This is my voice
And I know what it’s like to lose it
So I choose to use it I refuse to diffuse it and you will listen.
I bet you’ll make threats but what you shouldn’t forget
Is that truth can’t be changed rearranged or reset.
You say hold back don’t attack think of the impact
Well fuck that.
This is my voice
And I know what it’s like to lose it
So I choose to use it I refuse to diffuse it and you will listen.
And I won’t just write these words down, oh no…
I’ll speak them out I’ll shout them loud
I’ll drown you out and I’ll do it proud
Won’t stop it won’t drop it till you’re shutdown.
This is my voice
And I know what it’s like to lose it
So I choose to use it I refuse to diffuse it and you will listen.
