Every song is true and has its unique story behind it.

Alice Merton

Categorized in : Story True Song Unique

When I was thirteen years old, and we had just moved to Germany, I definitely felt I was missing out on normal teenage life. I was watching my old school friends from Canada grow up without me while I was in Germany trying to learn the language and trying to pass each year without failing.

me friends life school

I wanted to take the seriousness out of everything a little bit, because it kind of fits my style.

out everything seriousness style

I wanted to write an upbeat song where I could feel good about the fact that I've moved around so much and not sad about all the goodbyes I've had to face.

face good sad song

I get really nervous when I'm performing or meeting new people.

new-people meeting new people

I was on the beach, and I was just thinking to myself that I have no one place where I actually feel like I'm at home. I came up with the idea of having no roots - never being grounded to a certain place but having your home with people who you love.

myself you home love

I don't like being dependent on other people.

other being like people

I was realizing that I didn't have a home. I didn't really feel at home in one place.

really feel place home

Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.

someone me roots time

I make music... and it helps me figure out life.

make me music life

When you've moved 13 times, you lose track of where you're from.

lose where you track

I didn't have just one place where I could say, 'That's my home.'

say place just home

I have complete creative freedom. If I want to put a song on the album, there's no one stopping me.

me freedom creative song

I loved a lot of the romantic composers.

composers loved lot romantic

Being an artist and a human in this world always means confronting people who make you feel like you have to act according to their rules.

feel you people world

The idea - or, if you like, the need - to write and record 'Lash Out' was born of a feeling within me.

feeling me you born

Like most people, I wanted and still want to live by my own rules.

live rules my-own people

Music is something I can control.

control something music i-can

I can do whatever I want, and I'm not going to let anyone tell me what language I should speak in.

me i-can language speak

I feel it's much easier to be honest or be myself in songs when I'm playing. That's why I felt, 'You know, I'm going to write the truth.'

feel myself you truth

I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.

never thought good music