A tiny echo
A tiny echo from the back of my world
Says can I come out, can I make myself heard?
A soft whisper drifting all through my house
Asks politely to forget all my doubts
A quiet voice in the back of my head
Pleads just once let me out to lead instead!
She's been there with me, for so many years
Waiting for the day when I can fight off my fears
She looks on from the back of the room
Hoping someday she'll get her chance to bloom
Little girl in the back of my soul
Tells me I'll regret it lest I give up control
And now I hear her
And I don't fear her
And I want her to live
A tiny echo from the back of my world
Says I need to come out, need make myself heard.
A soft whisper drifting all through my house
Tells me I need to forget all my doubts
A quiet voice in the back of my head
Screams just once let me out to lead instead!
She was the quiet type, waiting outside the door
But quiet girls always just get ignored
She left me messages year after year
Messages that were just too quiet to hear
I don't know yet what the future will bring
But I know now that I need to just let her sing
And now I hear her
And I don't fear her
And I want her to live
And I want us to live