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Hide the Tears - Demo

from Folk Demo by Alison Cromie

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For much of my life, at least since I was a teenager, I’ve gone in and out of depressive episodes. Most people I know have no clue, because I hide it so well. The week I started feeling everything bubble up, I had read a few articles about smiling through depression and how those of us who hide it are the most likely ones to commit suicide because we don’t let our support system know that we need help. While I’m not suicidal (how could I ever leave my kids without a mother), I cannot say I haven’t ever wondered how many would miss me, even though my rational side knows that is a stupid thought to have. So, that week I started sharing these articles, being a little more vocal about my issues, and then this song came to me. It was almost therapeutic. It also helped me process some feelings I was having watching a family member struggle. Even though I’m struggling myself, I had no clue how to help this person.

lyrics

Your life is a song
But somewhere it all went wrong
In grief, and fear you find it
Hard to stay so strong

You lay down to bed
The voices are in your head
Feeding your doubts and fears
All hope and wonder fled

Chorus:
You hide the tears
You’ve cried for years.
Smiled through the pain and sorrow
Hidden in your eyes.
Don’t let the fear
Of pain be near.
You need a hand to hold
And mine will be right here

You hide it so well
Your loved ones under your spell
Afraid of the battle raging
Inside; your inner hell

I watch from afar
Keep wondering where you are.
Lost in your pain and sorrow
Wishing on a star

CHORUS

No one knows your fear
I see it from here
What can I do
To save you?

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from Folk Demo, track released June 19, 2016

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Alison Cromie Farmington, Minnesota

Alison has been singing for as long as she can remember. In college, she majored in theatre and started performing regularly in shows and with the Jazz band. After college, she started performing at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, singing with a couple groups and then eventually on her own. More recently, she has started writing her own music in the folk genre, and accompanying herself. ... more

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