I always had the voice and now I am a singer.
The audience grows silent when I open up my mouth.
I sing the words I've written every night before a crowd.
As if I were a poet or some legendary mind.

They wonder what I'm doing up there on the stage.
They stare at my posture and say I speak so well.
I sing about my loneliness and in return they thank me.
I had never meant to be a singer.
But I am slowly getting used to the idea.

I am part of this whole movement that [bad word] to see.
They drive for seven hours from all across the country.
We raise our voice in unison at the end of the show.
People break into tears for reasons I don't know.
They just want to understand me and I sing to be loved.