This is the story of a girl who thought she would never break free.
From the chains of circumstance, and sometimes the ones in her own head. Until one day, she did.
Although the song had its initial roots in female-centric writing and subject-matter, it slowly evolved into something far more universal in essence. At its core, it is a song about finding courage within ourselves to escape entrapment or abusive situations, and freeing ourselves from suffering under the grip of bad people or bad circumstances.
“Still got Shoes” is a short but powerful tale about finding courage during the hardest of times and conquering your demons through the realisation that all you really need is yourself. The song was initially written to inspire courage and hope for women in abusive situations, who may think they have no way out. Over a year after its inception, this girl-centric song has morphed into a pop-rock anthem that strikes a chord with almost anyone who listens to it – young or old, feminine or masculine, struggling or thriving.
lyrics
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Sail along, sail along boat
It's not rough
It's not calm
It's just the sea
In me
Walk along, walk along girl
from fixing what’s unbroken
with broken glue
It's not you.
You’re running wild
lost problems you don’t mind
you're running free, finally
She's found her glow
In things she didn’t know
Little boxes and herself.
When you're left with nothing, well
I hope you still got shoes
if you’re left with nothing else
You still got you
Swim along, just swim along through
There's a hole in that net,
Its made for you
It's made for you
Run along, just
fly along horse
here there’s just stables for you
badly painted fences, grumpy hairdressers
and that’s not you
You’re running wild
lost problems you don’t mind
you’re running free, finally
Shes found her glow
In things she didn’t know
Little boxes and herself
When you're left with nothing, well
I hope you still got shoes
if you’re left with nothing else
You still got you
You still got you
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