My Song

### Songwriter(s)

Alessia Cara, Sebastian Kole, Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö, Per Eklund, Björn Hallberg

## Audio

"**My Song**" is the thirteenth and last track of the Target Deluxe Edition of Alessia Cara's debut studio album, *Know-It-All*. It was released on November 13, 2015 through Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group.

## Background

This song is about how there are many things that come to mind when making a song perfect, and they need to follow the correct structure. However, people often forget about what the song leaves behind. Rather than thinking about formula or perfection, it should be about leaving behind a powerful message. It is a comparison of music to life. Like with music, we try to make ourselves perfect and follow the path to success. In actuality, it is about what we leave behind in this world. "Following a script will make your life incredibly boring."

## Lyrics

Tune in to find my peace and solitude

These empty rooms spin, and I embrace the flaws of being human

The black and white... and sometimes the greys that stay for days

The in between time

The meantime that make this song of life sing

Play, rest, repeat, read exactly what is written on the sheet

"Don't deviate, " they say

But I will play what's best for me

I'll press the keys and pull the strings

Create a symphony that's mine

And I'll spend my life penning my song, my song

And the verses I write will speak for me

Good girls don't make history

So I may never be what you assume

Don't want your hooks or auto-tune

If I'm off-key then that's alright with me

Oh and maybe you will learn this when I'm gone

My song will carry on

Let go

I let my voice be heard, then listen for the echo

My own reverb is playing

Cause I'm a movement

There's dissonance, sometimes I make mistakes

So I'm human after all, I'm not your expectations

But play, rest, repeat, that's what they ask of me

Just stick to this melody and stay between the lines

But I'll play what's best for me

I'll ring the bells and crash the cymbals

My harmonious desire

And I'll spend my life penning my song, my song

And the verses I write will speak for me

Good girls don't make history

So I may never be what you assume

Don't want your hooks or auto-tune

If I'm off-key then that's alright with me

Oh and maybe you will learn this when I'm gone

My song will carry on

In my time here, I wanna be revered and remembered

Oh let them say I came, I conquered

So I won't fear and I can't blend in

You can't replace me and you cannot erase me

Cause my song will live on beyond time

And I'll spend my life penning my song, my song

And the verses I write will speak for me

Good girls don't make history

So I may never be what you assume

Don't want your hooks or auto-tune

If I'm off-key then that's alright with me

Oh and maybe you will learn this when I'm gone

My song will carry on

And I'll spend my life penning my song, my song

And the verses I write will speak for me

Good girls don't make history

So I may never be what you assume

Don't want your hooks or auto-tune

If I'm off-key then that's alright with me

Oh and maybe you will learn this when I'm gone

My song will carry on