January 5, 2022

Anybody but Myself

Rockport, Maine

A veteran navigates feelings of deep solitude, until he experiences the life-saving lift of finding belonging in community.

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Lyrics

Got out of the service, just turned twenty one
Got into a band then things went south
They don’t know how empty I felt, wish I was anybody but myself (2 x)

Always admitted what I was on
Just didn’t know when, when to stop
They don’t know how empty I felt, wish I was anybody but myself (2 x)

She said you will die in about 6 months
I found a halfway house
She said you will die in about 6 months
So I found a safe place

In a room with people who felt like me
I could take a breath there, found my worth
They don’t know how empty I felt, wish I was anybody but myself (2x)

Story Source

Mike McFarland

CO-WRITER

Will Foote

PERFORMED BY

Will Foote

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