demo no59: 'individuality complex' (Patreon)

HEY FRIENDS I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S MARCH TOMORROW. the bad news is that time and the remnants of our youth are slipping away but the good news is that I HAVE ANOTHER DEMO FOR YOU :) 

here is your February demo, a lil piano-y number I'm calling 'inviduality complex' (or 'all the other girls'.. can't rly decide). 

on your January demo I rly went in on the production & experiment stylistically.. this month I decided to go back to basics & challenge myself to write something that could stand up as a simple piano & vocal track, no frills. the result was this song, potentially a bit of a niche concept; I wrote this about the battle I have within my own head in having to feel I'm unique and special all the time and how it can actually be quite liberating to realise that's not the case. 

here are the lyrics - as always you can stream the song from this post (on desktop, mobile or within your fave podcast app, if you set that up in your RSS feed) or you can download the attached mp3 and own it forever. let me know what you think :)

love you SDC! 

orla

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lyrics:

i think i told you that

i’m not like all the other girls

but i take it back

though I like that i had the nerve

in the same jeans

in the same cons

with the new fringe

and my hair long

i’m just like all the other girls

my parents told me I was special

and look how that all ended up

cause now generic is the devil

and nothing’s ever good enough

26 and i’m

feeling like a mess

i think it’s given me an individuality complex

so come here and tell me i’m the best the best the beeeest

(chorus)

it’s liberating

and i’ve become obsessed

it’s ok

take rest

gotta get it off my chest

guess i wanted to be more like you

but I can’t have it both ways

(chorus)

your parents told you were special

and it’s not like that isn’t true

but all this shit oh it’s got levels

to unlock and undo

and spend your whole life running through

oh man