Low Hummer - The Real Thing

Has To Go

Taken from The Doctrine Of Infinite Kindness, out June 26.

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Landkeepers in disused lines 
Are drinking California wine
And new machines 
Wait in the wings. 

Inventions dressed as relief
The valley has become a thief
And now the dream
Is behind a screen.

I woke early to dial into some sacred frequency.
I woke early to dial into some sacred frequency.
I woke early to dial into some sacred frequency.
Before diving into the drudgery
You know I had to go
Before diving into the drudgery
You know I had to go.

Hypnotised by my routine
Curate my security
I dreamed so long (I've been dreaming so long)
That the world was gone.  (Where has the world gone?)

I woke early to dial into some sacred frequency.
I woke early to dial into some sacred frequency.
Before diving into the drudgery
You know I had to go
Before diving into the drudgery
You know I had to go.

Before diving into the drudgery 
Just hold on to the sides
Just hold on to my mind 
Where everything resides
There was violence on both sides
There was chaos in my mind.

I Woke Early To Dial In To Some Sacred Frequency

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when ur near

My song The Imposter was in a small way inspired by the video game "Among Us" funny enough. In order to win the game, you need to find the Imposter, a secret member of the group that is trying to stay hidden while getting other players out of the game. 

This made me think a lot about “Imposter Syndrome" and how you think everyone will eventually find out that you are a fraud. The lyrics start with how to find “The Imposter”, how they’re all around you but they’ll say they had to pretend to fit in. One of my favorite ways to describe Imposter Syndrome is in the line, “She tried to run, but thinking you’re the best is kinda fun”, as I have experienced the feeling of being chosen as the best out of a group of people, and for a few minutes it feels great, and then the doubt seeps in and you develop a fear of being discovered as not worthy.

Then it gets revealed that the narrator is the imposter and that they finally reveal this when they expected to be found out. “I told you when I was feeling pretty scared the charade would end.” This is my favorite part of the song lyrically, as I love connecting scars to lies, and how not being true to yourself is a double edge sword.

I think some doubt isn’t a bad thing. Overconfidence can be dangerous as well as not feeling confident at all. Personally, I’ve felt enormous doubt as a singer and a songwriter. The anxiety that I’m not good enough and that everything I write and sing is horrible are thoughts that often go through my head. This song is in dedication to the part of me that feels like an imposter, and that it's not the way to live. 

I hope this song can help people that also struggle with their self-worth, as well as finding ways to cope with their anxiety through the support of friends and family.

Lyrics:

An imposter 
Pity for a 
Pretender 
Find a way to spot
That syndrome 
To say
You don’t know 
What I
Had to do 

You can’t see them 
Open up your eyes 
Then again 
There’s someone in your way 
Some excuse 
They’ll say 
They’ve hid, too afraid 
Until 

you don’t know her
she’s the imposter 
among us
she knows she doesn’t belong here 

she tried to run
but thinking you’re the best 
is kinda fun 
oh then she’ll see
and she’ll know 
she’s out and alone
not deserving 

you didn’t know it 
but I’m the imposter 
among us 
can’t I belong here 

and it’s not like  
I can flip a switch
and become
doll number 123 
oh someday 
you’ll know the real me 
no pretend 
when I’m the one lying 
one of the dying 

I told you when 
I was feeling pretty scared 
the charade would end  
you held me in your arms 
not feeling my scars 
the lies made a mark 
swords double ended 

what can change 
now that you know I’m just an imposter 
playing life’s game 
playing life’s game
playing life’s game

The Imposter

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