Impostor Syndrome

by Ellery Daines

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One more empty evening, one more sign you don't belong
This impostor tricked nobody with these pretend songs

Unmasked by
A crowd that wouldn't watch you lie
They were right
They knew before you even tried

One more desperate colour added to a saturated scene
One more slipping finger holding on to how things could have been
Woken up to find that it was always just a dream

One more silence screaming, get out now while you still can
Big potential boy is growing into sad old man

Look alive
You've already been left behind
You'll be fine
But to save the man, the boy must die

How did you let it get this way?
Another failure every day

You wanted something more
Than anyone had done before
So what you got in store?
Cos nobody's listening anymore

Not so very wise
And no better than the other guys
Kid it's over, no-one knows ya
Dead impostor, end the concert
Hang up your disguise

One more desperate colour added to a saturated scene
One more slipping finger holding on to how things could have been
One more soul squeezed into background noise, with real life in between
Woken up to find that it was always just a dream

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released March 18, 2022
Written, performed, produced and mixed By Ellery Daines
Recorded by Ellery Daines and Sivert Henriksen
Mastered by Sivert Henriksen
Special thanks to Sam Edmonds and Nick Jones for drum and bass ideas :)

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Ellery Daines Norway

Ellery Daines is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and mixing engineer from Nelson, New Zealand, now based in Tromsø, Norway. He makes rock music with overtones of punk, jazz and pop. His influences include The Living End, Shihad, Muse and Queens of the Stone Age. ... more

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