♬ I was brought up in a line ♪♫

Song of the Day 014 & Song Cover 005

dodie - rainbow

alif {vocal}

> Click here for my acapella cover <

Just because.
It works as a  mic test as well as giving me opportunity to share my guilty pleasure.
I can't sing well at all but I just want to share the feeling that I get when I sing my favourite songs.

You know the feeling, right? I might give it another try later and I hope it will get better.

If my cover is too much for you, here's the original to help you understand why I still have this song at the back of my mind, and still in my active playlist.

It's a wonderful with such a positive message that I want to cover it as an act of solidarity with the LGBTQ community. I suck at it but at least I can share my love for it with you guys!

Lyrics

I was brought up in a line

But I seem to walk in circles

It’s getting hard to navigate

When every map was never made for me

And I thought it would feel good

To understand why I was different

But my title just talks over me

I never even asked to be this way

But to say that I’m a rainbow

To tell me that I’m bright

When I’m so used to feeling wrong

Well, it makes me feel alright

I didn’t think it fair

I was not to be trusted

How can I be proud of

What a million people shout at me I’m not

So please step inside my soul

I’d love to watch you gasp

You’d understand in minutes

And I’d like to think you’d miss it

Cause so would I

But to say that I’m a rainbow

To tell me that I’m bright

When I’m so used to feeling wrong

Well, it makes me feel alright

So say that I’m a rainbow

And tell me that I’m bright

When I’m so used to feeling wrong

Well, it makes me feel alright

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Songwriter: Dorothy Clark

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P.S. Dodie is such a peculiar artist, with both her voice and range as well as her song writings! There's so many more I want to cover ...
P.P.S. I will do a deep dive on her songs soon. You can look forward to that!

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