Ani DiFranco - The Knowing Lyrics

Ani DiFranco Lyrics

"The Knowing"
(from the Ani DiFranco Children's Book: The Knowing)

I have a name
And my name has a story
I have a look
A sound
A smell
A shape
A size
I have a color to my hair my skin my eyes

But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing

I have a favorite blanket it's a little torn
I have a family and a place where I was born
I have a favorite song and a favorite food
I have a favorite game depending on my mood

But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing

I have a life
That I am here to live
I have gifts that I am here to give
I have friends and with my friends I have fun
I have a love of the wind and of the sun
Yes, I can take heart in what's showing
Knowing it's all a part of The Knowing
Yes, I can take part in what's showing
Knowing we're all a part of The Knowing

I have beliefs and someday those beliefs might change
I have blocks that I like to arrange and rearrange
There are things that I'm told and things that I learn
There are skills I've practiced and praise I've earned

But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing

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Writer(s): Angela M Di Franco

album: "Unprecedented Sh!t" (2024)

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Interlude

(Instrumental)

The Knowing

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