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This song is for my friends; my family.
It is for the people that hold and have held me. Some I’ve been lucky to have from the jump (pictured in the album art) and some whose paths have crossed so seamlessly with mine, it’s hard to imagine a time they weren’t in it. My friends are a part of me; of who am I.
I used to think I was lucky, and I still do, but what I’ve grown to recognize is that love is something we build. The paths may cross but it is our choice to take them, to create space and lay foundation, to work through its challenges and also stand guard for its successes.
I look at the love that has crossed with mine over the course of my life as a beautiful braid with many strands. Each its own piece and still a part of a greater whole. I am so much more than I could ever be on my own because of those who love me.
So this is my offering to you.
To my friends - I would say that I hope you know who you are, but in fact, I know that you do. I love you so much. Thank you for knowing me; thank you for being the mirror that shows me all that I can be because you yourself embody it.
lyrics
She knows me
She knows me
She knows me
She knows
Before makeup
Before boys
Before all the things that weigh us down
All the silly noise
Before the doubt that came crashing In
Between the cracks upon our skin
When we were children just playing
Oh she knows me
She knows
Before the body
Before the clothes
Before everything we learned to hate
That wasn’t good enough
Before the ocean of opinions came to rise
Before we lost ourselves behind the cruelest eyes
When we were young just trying to fit in
Oh she knows me
Before everything
All of the time we’ve spent apart
All of the tears and broken hearts
All of the lessons we’ve had to learn
All the ups and downs and all the crazy turns
And now we’re grown ups just hanging in
But she knows me
She knows
Before the career
Before the goals
Before all the things that wouldn’t be quite the way we’d hoped
Before the money started ruling the game
Before the illness was given a name
Before we lost someone we loved and would never be the same
And when I’ve lost myself again
I’m grateful for a friend
Who knows me
Who knows me
Who knows me
Who knows
Who knows
Who knows me
Before everything
credits
released October 13, 2023
Production by Miranda Joan & CARRTOONS
Music and lyrics by Miranda Joan
Mixed by John Young
Mastered by Fili Filizzola & Dale Becker at Becker Mastering
Piano by Danae Greenfield
String arrangement and cello by Kristine Kruta
Violin by Shaan Ramaprasad
Bass by Ben Williams
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