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Ocean Inside

[Verse 1]

Kids on the playground

Laughed at my face

Photos I cut out

From every frame

Taught myself quiet

Shrinking my space

Smiling so careful

Shoulders in place

[Pre-Chorus]

But I learned all the exits

I held every door

If I couldn’t be the pretty one

I’d be the gentle storm

[Chorus]

I’m not the one they write songs about

Not the one they point at in a crowd

But my love runs deep like an ocean tide

Quiet on the surface

Raging inside

If beauty is a house

I’m the light you find

When the power goes out in the middle of the night

You don’t have to say I’m beautiful

Just say you see the ocean inside

[Verse 2]

I notice your shaking

Hands when you speak

I pour you some water

Pretend not to see

I pack extra tissues

For someone I’ll meet

Holding the pieces

You drop at my feet

[Pre-Chorus]

If my face is a story

You forget by noon

Let my kindness be the secret

You remember too soon

[Chorus]

I’m not the one they write songs about

Not the one they point at in a crowd

But my love runs deep like an ocean tide

Quiet on the surface

Raging inside

If beauty is a house

I’m the light you find

When the power goes out in the middle of the night

You don’t have to say I’m beautiful

Just say you see the ocean inside

[Bridge]

One day I’ll look in the mirror

And talk like a friend

Not a judge

Tell that scared little girl in the glass

You are worthy of more than their shrugs (oh, you are)

[Chorus]

I’m not the one they write songs about

Not the one they point at in a crowd

But my love runs deep like an ocean tide

Quiet on the surface

Raging inside

If beauty is a house

I’m the light you find

When the power goes out in the middle of the night

You don’t have to say I’m beautiful

Just say you feel this ocean inside