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I'll Be Alright

from Taking Me Back by Sara Quah

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I had the chance to sing this song at a public event on International Women's Day, so you can hear me talk about it in real time! The bridge is my favorite part, "Maybe some music will take all our troubles away..."

youtu.be/tGoK9toiy68

Here's my post about that night!

saraquah.com/2017/03/09/what-i-want-to-be/

lyrics

I’ll Be Alright

She was just a little girl
Always smiling
Frozen feet
With no steady beat
Careful to listen in
She tried her best to
Accommodate
Always hiding a pounding soul
That betrayed hope
All her breath held in

She said:
Someday I’m gonna run away
Someday I’m gonna run away
When my feet hit the ground
And my weight shifts around
When my stride
Measures my mind
When I start to think
That I’ll be alright
Yes, I’ll be alright

The echo of those grown-up
Words seem far enough away
Foreign now, though stifling,
What awful things to say
She’s untied all
Those apron strings
But set her own to stay
She’s stronger now, and she’s wondering how
She ever lived that way

The pain in her side
That aches as she runs
Will break in due time
When she turns to find
Those brown eyes
But instead sees her own
She can look on in love
She can speak out in love
She can breathe out in love
She can breathe in love

credits

from Taking Me Back, released May 5, 2017
Music and lyrics by Sara Quah. All arrangements were designed and performed by the band: Sara Quah, Tony SanFilippo, Dale Griffith, Mike Gardner, and Edwin Pierce.
Sara Quah: Lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar
Tony SanFilippo: Drum set, percussion, acoustic guitar on Wallflower, vibraphone and orchestra bells on Take Me Away
Mike Gardner: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, piano
Dale Griffith: Bass guitar
Edwin Pierce: Electric guitar
Trefan Owen: Lead guitar on Physics and Wallflower
Jerry Erickson: Pedal steel guitar on Closer and Foreverness
Mitch Guth: Background vocals on Physics, 20 Steps, and Take Me Away, acoustic guitar on A Little Bit
Matt Sherrill: Vocals on Goodbye

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Sara Quah Normal, Illinois

Sara Quah is a singer/songwriter/woke human being from not-so Normal, IL.
Elaborate melodies and intricate lyrics are the foundation of her vintage songwriting.
Her newest full-length, full-production LP is called Taking Me Back and was released May 2017.
Learn more about her all-that-ness at saraquah.com.
Follow her on social media @sarabquah. ... more

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