This is a song I wrote shortly after coming out to my family, capturing the thoughts I had on my mind at the time. I hope to record it sometime in late 2026.
Still Me
(Liz Anders, September 2024)
Verse/ Bridge/ Chorus 1
|| Dm | C | B | B7 ||
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|| Am | % |
You may think you know me well
| Em | % |
We’ve been friends forever
| Dm | % |
All those moments that we shared
| C | B7 ||
Through thick and thin together
|| G | % |
But you know only half of me
| F | Em |
There’s a side you’ve never seen
| F | % |
I didn’t mean to lie to you
| G | Em ||
Just wanted to fit in
|| Am | G | Em | % |
Hey, I’m still me
| Am | C | Em | % ||
Yes, I’m still me
Verse/ Bridge/ Chorus 2
I’ve got my secret tucked away
I don’t want to be a creep
Maybe if I tried hard enough
This will all just blow away
But this is not a passing phase
This is who I’ve always been
A painful truth to realize
That I am not like you
‘Cause I’m still me
Yes, I’m still me
Verse/ Bridge/ Chorus 3
I can’t take it anymore
I’m starving inside this closet
Let me tiptoe into the light
Afraid of what you’ll say
Hello world, this is still me
Familiar yet so different
You don’t have to understand
Just please let me be
‘Cause I’m still me
Yes, I’m still me
More Bridge & Chorus
Hello my friend, I’m back again
I need you more than ever
I hope you can be brave enough
To stand by me as I am
‘Cause I’m still me
Yes, I’m still me
Yes, this is the real me
This is who I was meant to be
And finally I’m brave enough
To show you who I am
Yes, I’m still me
Yes, I’m still me
Outro
|| F | % |
‘Cause finally I’m brave enough
| G | Em |
To show the world who I am
| Am | G | Em | % ||
Look, I’m still me
|| F | % |
‘Cause finally I’m brave enough
| G | Em |
To no longer give a f-ing shit
| Am | G | Em | % ||
Yes, I’m still me
|| F | % |
Yes, finally I’m brave enough to
| G | Em | Am | % ||
To be me