Megan Washington chose this song to perform during the 2014 TED Talk in which she publicly revealed her stutter.
A theme the talk and the song have in common is the dread of being judged for external characteristics.
This song suggests that this dread of hers might have been developed during a tox...
[Verse 1]
I would be a beauty, but my nose
Is slightly too big for my face
I would be a dreamer, but my dreams
Are slightly too big for this space
I would be an angel, but my halo
It pales in the glow of your grace
I would be a joker, but that card
Looks silly when you play your ace
[Chorus]
I'd like to know, are there stars in Hell?
I'd like to know, know if you can tell
That you make me lose everything I know
That I cannot choose to or not let go
[Verse 2]
I would stay forever, but my home
Is slightly too far from this place
And I swear I try to slow it down
When I am walking at your pace
But all I could think, idling through the city
Was, "Do I look pretty in the rain?"
I don't know how someone quite so lovely
Makes me feel ugly; so much shame
So much pain
[Chorus]
I'd like to know, are there stars in Hell?
I'd like to know, know if you can tell
That you make me lose everything I know
I cannot choose to or not let go
To or Not Let Go was written by Washington.
To or Not Let Go was produced by Samuel Dixon.
Washington released To or Not Let Go on Fri Sep 12 2014.