Fall In / Out is an exploration of the anxiety surrounding becoming an adult (early to mid 20s) and being expected to either fix all the problems or fall into place with the defunct societal systems that currently exist.  More and more, I see people my age dealing with anxiety and depression, feeling they are too inadequate to deal with the problems society wants them to fix, or too overwhelmed by the sheer volume of expectations thrown on them - how to fit into society, how to work, how to think.  Do you fall in and conform?  Or do you fall out, and become a societal pariah?  Life is not that black-and-white, but when approaching it from a very emotional place, it can feel like choosing between two extremes.  How do we put an end to these unbearable expectations and begin building a society that's our own?

The Rough Tapes

Fall In / Out

This is one of those tracks that was on the back burner for a while before I finally got around to finishing it. It started as a mashed collection of scribbles in notebooks - what I thought were the "propaganda phrases" that society has been feeding those of us joining the world as new adult citizens. Make yourself better, don't care about others, back to work you go, perfection is there if you fit our mould, etc. I tackle the idea of a societal mould that the rich, white privileged folk at the top of our governments and corporations want to pigeonhole us all into - to make their lives easier. First, from their perspective and responding with my own critique: "Sick of your propaganda", followed by some spoken-word sections where I spout my dissatisfaction with what could be perceived as cultural mind slavery. There's no solution, but the pain is definitely there.

Propaganda

I'll let you discover what this one means to you.

Shock Therapy

Geist & Gh is an independent, self-taught, DIY musician from St. Louis, MO that makes music for the purpose of community-based social change.

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