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I wrote a song about my stuttering. Hey guys, my name is Ori and I'm a stutter from birth. A few years ago I asked my best friend what does she feel when she talks and she replied, "A constant stream of air". Then I asked myself what do I feel when I talk and this is how this song came to be. For me, it feels like trying to break a concrete wall using air. Most of the times I choke trying to spit out a word. The air is trying to push the word out but something is blocking it inside my throat, while I'm super conscious about the situation and the person in front of me pauses in order to listen and figure out what I'm trying to communicate. Thousands of thoughts running through my head at this moment, trying to figure how the hell am I going to get out of this situation. When I finally break this wall, I feel depressed, feel that I'm not good enough, that people judge me, and shame. I'm trying to convince myself that I 'm alright, I'm more than my speech and I have many other talents, but I can't break out of how I want to bee seen from the outside. This pretty much sums up the emotional roller costar that I'm going through when trying to communicate vocally. So I wrote a song that describes it. Music is that one place that I can feel safe and no wall is blocking me. When I sing I feel that "constant stream of air" sensation my friend talked about, that I can rarely replicate when talking to people. I'm a vocalist in a band and in a choir, and I'm so glad I have music in my life. Here's a lyrics video of the song (this is me singing there!), and I'm really interested, what do you feel when speaking? Can you relate to my story or do you have something else in mind? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hAV619CRe0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hAV619CRe0) Thank you for listening.