"I'm A Loser" is a tongue-in-cheek anthem for the underdog. 

Written and Produced by Phil Danyew
Drums by Mark Pontius
Mixed By Carlos de la Garza
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters

I’m a Loser (lyrics)

You’re the king in a dream everyone wishes they had
I’m honor roll. I’m a hex. I’m a stone. I sink like a champ
You see it different
I’m full of it
Savor the sentiment
I think I lost my appetite 
Before I go won’t you let me know
What it’s like to be so cool and popular

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

Tension runs through your blood must be fun to keep it inside
Who’s to say if today we will wake up Jekyll or Hyde
I see it different
You’re full of it 
Overconfident 
Feed the delusion in your mind

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

Not too blue cuz I knew before you that you didn’t need me
Let’s pretend that we’re friends to the end yeah we just disagree
We see it different
We’re full of it
I still love you
You showed me who I am inside 

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

You might catch me laughing
No season lasts forever
I might miss the madness
When the crown falls off your head
Can you remember
Who you were before the stars revolved around you?

I'm A Loser

Elephant Castle - the retro-inspired indie rock project from Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Danyew, formed in late 2019. The first single, “Cool To Be Unhappy,” was released on March 27, 2020 with warm welcome. A fresh take on the break-up ballad, Rolling Stone called the track a "roll-around-in-your-underwear-while-the-sun-seeps-through-the-window song.”

Elephant Castle released four subsequent singles with enthusiastic buzz, and is now back for their first release of 2021. Swirling with frenetic energy against a backdrop of lofty vocals and hypnotic organ, “In Circles” tackles the ordinary yet complex struggle to embrace who you really are. 

Raised in Oceanside, CA, Danyew has been writing and recording music since age 12 after stealing his father’s tape recorder. Growing up listening to 50s and 60s oldies, Elephant Castle is a response to these early influences combined with a love for vintage synths, layered vocals, the dreamy sounds of tape saturation and analog gear.

Danyew spent six years as a touring member of the band Foster the People. He left at the beginning of 2020 to pursue his own music.