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(I Need You To) Feel Me

from IDENTITY (Relationship) by Diana Ezerex

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"I need you to feel me, cause I can't be real when you're fragile but stronger." The song denounces white fragility and basic defensive reactions by privileged individuals when discriminatory behavior is pointed out. The fact that there are so few opportunities to honestly point out grievances - especially when they affect you personally - makes social change more difficult and often results in a lack of opportunities to develop as an individual. "I need you to feel me, I need you to see that I can't do this much longer."

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Verse 1
I find myself explaining,
What being like me entails
I’m tired. I’m tired.

All of the things I’m facing,
Make it hard to deal with grace,
I’m tired. I’m tired.

Pre-Chorus
Guess to you it could seem like distortion
But to me it’s what I know.
Try not to deny that,
'cause my heart’s under fire.

Chorus
I need you to feel me
'cause I can’t be real when
you’re fragile but stronger.
You’re fragile but stronger.

I need you to feel me,
I need you to see that
I can’t do this much longer.
I can’t do this much longer.
I need you to feel me

Verse 2
You don’t consider your privilege,
so you don’t think I might do.
It’s thoughtless. It’s thoughtless.

Not sure if you even bother,
'cause you „didn’t mean a thing“,
It’s thoughtless. It’s thoughtless.

Bridge
I know it’s hard, I know - I’m falling apart.
The more I think about it I can’t let down my guard but
Not sure how I should protect my heart
Not sure how I should protect my heart.

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from IDENTITY (Relationship), track released July 21, 2023

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Diana Ezerex Karlsruhe, Germany

Diana Ezerex is a German-Nigerian singer & songwriter. Her debut album My Past’s Gravity deals with topics which are linked to incarceration (June 2021). Her new releases deal with identity, sense of belonging and home.
Features in the national and international press such as Rolling Stone Germany, ZEIT and ZDF underline the artist's success in approaching social issues with pop culture.
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