My Name

My name is Jade Green Green, a name I picked, yeah Old name didn't fit yeah And I've outgrown a lot this year Woke up a whole new colour Technicolour daydreamer One reason I changed my name Old name meant cliff, yeah Clifton I almost jumped off there Used to be blue That's why I had to cut you Out of my life yeah Drained all the colour from me Saw red and you hit me over something petty You taught me that love comes with pain And that within this family name Is a generational hurricane Years and years of trauma, mama Absent father, neglect, poverty Abuse and the inability to ever Ever really love me Just know that this was never, ever Ever an easy decision to make Just know that this was never, ever Ever the clearer path to take My name is Jade green Green, a name I use, yeah Old name tied to abuse, yeah I wanted a new name so I made mine Changed it by law online New jade, new shade This is my time Green is me, Jade Green is free, Jade Growth on the trees, Jade Green is lucky, Jade Green is harmony, Jade I'm so happy now Not bittersweet, not grey Those splinters that surrounded me Got stuck deep under my skin From that very day I decided That I was an orphan My name is Jade Green Green a name I grew, yeah Old name didn't bloom, yeah And I've shown up a lot this year Woke up a whole new colour Rainbow utopia