Honesty Lyrics

Often I've felt the need

To try and make other people happy

Everyone else, not me

And if I fail to please

I fear there would be no reason to love me

Is this my identity

This self-denial I'm speaking of

Is it required to be in love

Or some survival strategy

Cause, honesty will set us free

Honesty will set us free

No need to conceal

How we really feel

We may not agree

I felt life's fragility

When one day my body took a beating

Multiple parts were broken

Healing took energy

I had none left to do the pleasing

Nothing was left unspoken

And all of those that I hold dear

They came, they did not disappear

And I could fully let their love in

Cause, honesty will set us free

Honesty will set us free

There's no need to hide

How we feel inside

Try it and we'll see

I thought I could keep the peace

And then I would always be protected

That was a wild delusion

I have the capacity

To feel all the feelings I've neglected

Still I resist their inclusion

And all the ones I've listened to

They never linger, they pass through

And then my heart is left more open