TRY Madison McFerrin

in 2016 i got asked to sing the national

anthem for hillary clinton when she won

enough delegates to become the

democratic nominee for president of the

united states

i only got asked with a couple days

notice and my busy schedule meant that i

couldn’t make it to soundcheck

when i got called on stage and started

singing the room of 3 000 people started

singing along with me

and i don’t know if you’ve ever been in

this position before but it felt a

little unpatriotic to ask a room full of

people singing the national anthem to

stop

so instead of seeing the version that i

had strenuously rehearsed for 48 hours i

sang theirs

and i didn’t sound my best and i was the

only one that was miked

when i got off stage my phone had blown

up with social media notifications

telling me how terrible i sounded

that i’d ruined my biggest opportunity

that i should never sing again

even snoop dogg made fun of me needless

to say i was absolutely crushed

but it ended up being the best thing

that’s ever happened to me it forced me

to go back out there

and go after my dreams despite what the

internet trolls told me

it pushed me to be my best self

this song is a result of that experience

i hope it inspires you to try

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i know it’s a fight

to try and listen

cause i might not

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selflessly unlearning

is

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try

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try

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try

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but at least i’m living

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unprepared

to walk away

i won’t let the same thing

stop us every time

why isn’t that changing

feels like a good bite

take a leap of faith

we should fly

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is

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it’s time to see

it’s time to see

you