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Room for Me

from Growing Pains by Christine Kammerer

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Room for Me is then about untangling yourself from all the assumptions people have about who you are. Realising that it is more about the assumptions you think people have of you, which you have allowed to tie you up in an image you don't see yourself reflected in. Leaving that image behind can make you fee raw and exposed, but you soon realise that you are hurting yourself trying to be what you're not.

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Room for me
Text and music by Christine Kammerer

Behind thick walls and closed doors I sing
I’m terrified of letting anybody in
Cause I worry constantly about what you’d think
Bracing myself trying to fit in
My voice was strangled by fear
I try to capture the truth of the moment but I’m never there
Expectation is killing me

So eager to fit but I just don’t agree
With the reality you thrust on me
And though there’s some aggression in the ways of my expression
There’s beauty in my honesty
No fairy tale princess in sight, no I’ll show you my might
This song is a reflection of years of contemplation,
That will lead me to sanity, cause

I am hurting myself trying to be what I’m not
Forcing this fight to be easy and soft
When it’s anything but
Too long I’ve lived on the opinions of others
But I barely exist in this lie
Can’t breathe in this life, no I am barely alive

I understand your confusion it was a beautiful illusion
That I kept alive so long
But lying my life a way, is pushing my insanity
And I’m rotting from the inside out
All my life I’ve lived in this box,
Of “never good enough”
Reducing myself to a nod and a smile, and still not feeling worth your while
I’m still not feeling worth your while, so

I am hurting myself trying to be what I’m not
Forcing this fight to be easy and soft
When it’s anything but
Too long I’ve lived on the opinions of others
But I barely exist in this lie
No, I can’t breathe in this life, no I am barely alive

So, as I break the dream with a primal scream
You’re forced to face the truth
My voice is an echo, unveiling the actual
Tales of a broken youth
I’m not daisies and tassels, I’m complex and frazzled
Chaotic and a bit insane
But each time I utter my true voice and colours
Salvation is in my range

Cause you know,
I am hurting myself trying to be what I’m not
Forcing this fight to be easy and soft
When it’s anything but
Too long I’ve lived on the opinions of others
But I barely exist in this lie
So, I won´t live like this anymore,
Now I am breaking down the door
Making room for me

credits

from Growing Pains, track released May 8, 2020
Christine Kammerer (vocal, harmonies and guitar)
Kim Rasmussen (bass)

(c) 2020 Christine Kammerer

Recorded and mixed by Kim Rasmussen // Audio Smith Productions
Mastered by David Elberling
Photo by Qvist Foto

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Christine Kammerer Scotland, UK

Christine Kammerer, a critically acclaimed, award-nominated artist, is known for her versatile talents as a singer, multi- instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In June 2024 her debut album “Echoes of North” will be released.

Kammerer’s music is a symphonic fusion of Nordic and Celtic folk soundscapes. A universe which moves from tales of human nature to stories of folklore and myth. ... more

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