New Song: Beauty and Women

I've been songwriting a lot more lately, and last fall I began writing a song because of something I heard in my head when I sat down to write yet another love song: "You can't escape all the lies you create." For me, it's always easier to write about romance and heartbreak, the things that center around another person, and are always filled with so much emotion. 
I guess, when I heard those lines, I knew that I had something else to say that wasn't about being single or in love. Wrestling with my own insecurities, I began to write a song to women who struggle with feeling beautiful, worthy and like they'd never measure up to the world's standards. 
It is such a daily struggle for women, I can't talk for men, but our gender is constantly thinking about each move we make and how we will look because of it. And the truth is, we're all in this together, we should be encouraging each other and lifting each other up. This song is just as much of a message for myself as it is to others. 

I enlisted the help of my good friend Emily Drew, who helped me finalize the song. Then she threw in her rad harmonies and direction, and this is what we ended up with. Mirror's Mirage  https://soundcloud.com/nicolle-monico/sets/original-songs Verse 1: You can’t escape all the lies you create, all the stories you think are true Step away from the mirror’s mirage, I can see that it’s breaking you PreChorus Run and hide, scared of all that's inside Clutching your knees so tight Chorus: Open your eyes, don’t be ashamed Your beauty is truth, can’t you see what’s inside? Tear yourself down, bleed your heart dry Set yourself free, I’m by your side And you’re not alone Verse 2: They always said that you’d never live up Wouldn't be the girl that all the boys choose Brush it off, pretend that it doesn’t matter But you know that it’s killing you PreChorus 2: Run and hide to the demons you fight Clutching your knees so tight Bridge: You are always enough, find the strength that you bear Let me be the lighthouse that guides you home Let me be the fire inside your soul