a dark, introspective interpretation of Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - a reflection on choices, regret, and the cost of chasing artificiality and false illusions in our modern world. 
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LYRICS:
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When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you

I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing
The blues, ah 

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl

You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owls
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

Ah, ah
Ah, ah

What do you think you'll do then?
I bet they'll shoot down the plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you
On the ground, ah

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl

You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owls
Hunting the horny back toad

Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

Ah, ah
Ah, ah

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THE LAST YELLOW ROAD

take the dreamy mid-90s "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis, wrap it up in early '80s synthwave, then darken the sound for modern love
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LYRICS:
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Feels like I'm standing 
In a timeless dream

Of light mists 
With pale amber rose

Feels like I'm lost 
In a deep cloud 
Of heavenly scent

Touching
Discovering you

Those days of warm rains
Come rushing back to me
Miles of windless 
Summer nights

Secret moments 
Shared within the heat 
Of the afternoon
Out of the stillness
Soft spoken words

Say it, say it again
I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you
Everything I will do for you

Say it, say it again
I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you
Everything I will do for you

You've got...

The most unbelievable 
Blue, blue eyes I've ever seen
You've got...
Me almost melting away

As we lay there
Under a blue sky 
With pure white stars
Exotic sweetness
A magical time

Say it, say it again
I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you
Everything I will do for you 

Say it, say it again
I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you
Everything I will do for you

Say you'll love 
And love me forever
Never stop, never whatever
Near and far 
And always everywhere and everything

Say you'll love and love me forever
Never stop, never whatever
Near and far 
And always everywhere and everything

Say you'll love and love me forever
Never stop, never whatever
Near and far 
And always everywhere and everything

Say you'll love and love me forever
Never stop, never whatever
Near and far 
And always 
Everywhere and everything

I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you

Everything I will do for you

I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you

Everything I will do for you

I love you always forever
Near or far, closer together
Everywhere I will be with you
Everything I will do for you

Everything I will do for you.

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ALWAYS FOREVER

Sabrina Carpenter's 'MANCHILD' - Ambient Trance - European Nightclub @ 3:00 a.m.
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LYRICS:
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Oh boy

You said your phone was broken
Just forgot to charge it
Whole outfit you're wearing
God, I hope it's ironic

Did you-
Just say you're finished? 
Didn't know we started
It's all just so familiar, baby
What do you call it?

Stupid
Or is it slow?

Maybe it's useless?
But there's a cuter word for it, I know

Man-child
Why you always come a-running to me?
Fuck my life
Won't you let an innocent woman be?
Never heard of self-care
Half your brain just ain't there

Man-child
Why you always come a-running
Taking all my loving from me?

Why so sexy if so dumb?
And how survive the Earth so long?
If I'm not there, it won't get done
I choose to blame your mom

Man-child
Why you always come a-running to me?
Fuck my life
Won't you let an innocent woman be?
Never heard of self-care
Half your brain just ain't there

Man-child
Why you always come a-running
Taking all my loving from me?

Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get
And I like my men all incompetent
And I swear they choose me
I'm not choosing them
Amen, hey, men
Amen, hey, men

Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get 
And I like my men all incompetent 
And I swear they choose me
I'm not choosing them 
(Not choosing them)
Amen (Amen), hey, men (Hey, men)

Man-child
Why you always come a-running to me
(Always come a-running to me)
Fuck my life
Won't you let an innocent woman be? (Amen)

Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get 
(Play hard to get)
And I like my men all incompetent
And I swear they choose me
I'm not choosing them 

Amen 
Amen
Hey, men 
Hey, men

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MANCHILD | Sabrina Carpenter | Ambient Trance Edition

Does anyone remember the 1980s religious electronic rock band "Big Hair Electro God" ??? - and where are they now? (they toured extensively throughout the Bible Belt, Northern Texas and Belgium)
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LYRICS:
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Praise the Lord of heaven
Praise the Lord of earth
Praise Him for His mighty power
Praise Him for His works

Praise the Lord ye nations
Praise the Lord ye kings
Praise Him all creation
Let your voices sing
Praise the Lord (praise the Lord)

Shout with joy to God all the earth
Sing glory to His name (to His name)
Tell aloud His marvelous worth
His righteousness proclaim

Glory and honor and blessing and power Be unto the Lord (Lord)
Come and let us make 
His praise glorious

Praise the Lord with music
Praise the Lord with strings
Praise Him with the harp and lyre
Let the cymbals ring

Praise the Lord with trumpets
And the tambourines
Praise the Lord in chorus
Let your voices sing

Praise the Lord (praise the Lord)
Shout with joy to God all the earth
Sing glory to His name (to His name)

Tell aloud His marvelous worth
His righteousness proclaim

Glory and honor and blessing and power Be unto the Lord (the Lord)
Come and let us make His praise glorious

Behold...
How good it is to sing praises to our God
How pleasant and fitting to praise Him
Behold
How good it is

Praise Him, praise Him
Praise the Lord
How pleasant and fitting to praise Him
Behold!!!

Oh, shout with joy to God all the earth
Sing glory to His name (to His name)

Tell aloud His marvelous worth
His righteousness proclaim

Glory and honor and blessing and power Be unto the Lord (The Lord)
Come and let us make His praise

Shout with joy to God all the earth
Sing glory to His name (to His name)
Tell aloud His marvelous worth
His righteousness proclaim

Glory and honor and blessing and power
Be unto the Lord (the Lord)
Come and let us make His praise

Let us make His praise
Make His praise 
Glorious!

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BIG HAIR ELECTRO GOD

Does anyone remember the late 90's regional commercial on the WB for Tia Rosa Crap Toast?
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LYRICS:
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Mr. T-O-A-S-T! 
Dale! 
Crap Toast, Baby!” 

When the morning feels too heavy
And the day won’t let you go
I got that flavor in your corner
Golden brown, it’s good to show

Spread the magic, taste the power
Every bite a brand-new start
Crap Toast got the nutrition 
That’ll fuel your mind and heart!  
 
It’s more than just a snack (yeah!)  
The fuel that you can trust (woo!)  
Crispy, crunchy, funky—  
It’s Crap Toast or bust!  

Big Toast won’t bite you
Crap Toast is nutrifyin’ you
Crap Toast is your snack-time answer
To keep you from feelin’ blue!  

🎶 Craaap Toooast! 
It’s the snack you love the most!
🎶 Craaap Toooast! 
Golden bite from coast to coast!

Packed with protein
Bugs and barley (uh!) 
Vitamins from A to Zinc (woo!)  
Fermented flavor, funky party
Fresher than you’d ever think (dale!)  

It’s the toast that keeps you movin’
Every kid across the land
From the lunchroom to the big game
Crap Toast got the upper hand!  

It’s not just what you eat (nah!)  
It’s the strength to take control (let’s go!)  
With every crispy slice—  
You’re gonna rock and roll!  

Crap Toast won't-
Won’t bite you  
Crap Toast is nutrifyin’ you 
Crap Toast is your snack-time answer
To keep you from feelin’ blue!  

🎶 Craaap Toooast! (Say TOAST!)  
🎶 Craaap Toooast! (Say TOAST!)  

When you’re climbing every mountain 
Dale!
Chasing every dream 
Woo!
There’s a fire in the flavor
And the crunch is what it means

From the locker to the playground
Standing tall and proud
With Crap Toast in your corner — Everybody sing it loud!  

Crap Toast won’t-
Won't bite you (nah!)
Crap Toast is nutrifyin’ you (woo!)
Crap Toast is your snack-time answer,  
To keep you from feelin’ blue!  

🎶 Craaap Toooast! 
It’s the snack you love the most!
🎶 Craaap Toooast! 
Golden bite from coast to coast!
To coast!
To toast!


From the east side
To the west side
Kids worldwide… 
CRAAAP TOAST
Dale!

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CRAP TOAST

trying to deal the best you can with living your winter days in a cold and distant rural town
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LYRICS:
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I hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
These hands grow cold
Hearts heavy with sorrow

The wind keeps blowing 
Through these open plains
We’re just waiting out 
The winter rains

Coffee’s hot
But it’s hard to rise
The daylight barely scratches the sky
We hibernate
Lose track of time
Counting the hours till the light

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
Through the long nights 
Of the season of the bear

If the light returns
Maybe love will follow
And carry us out of this midnight air

My Becca’s tucked away 
In the basement chair
Everything I say 
Drifts off into the air

She used to laugh in June
With wings upon her back
Now I’m counting down the days 
Till sunlight tracks

We’ve been walking in the frost 
And the grey
Dreaming of spring 
In a world turned away

If the winds will shift
Maybe hearts will too
Bring the warmth back 
To me and you

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
Through the long nights 
Of the season of the bear

If the light returns
Maybe love will follow
And carry us out of this midnight air

We’ll hibernate ‘til supper time
Lose ourselves in winter’s rhyme
But I remember brighter skies
When meadowlarks would fly

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
Through the long nights 
Of the season of the bear

If the light returns
Maybe love will follow
And, carry us out 
Of this midnight air

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
Through the long nights 
Of the season of the bear

If the light returns
Maybe love will follow
Carry us out 
Of this midnight air

Dakota won’t you open
Your dreary skies
So wide and cold

Bring back the warmth 
We’ve been hoping

And let our hearts unfold.

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Season of the Bear - Winter Song

"A year of love, a heart pressed flat, and one word says it all: PANCAKED.”
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LYRICS:
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You didn’t see me at all,
just walked right through the hall,
like I was part of the wallpaper,
just another face to ignore.

And something in me caved,
like a roof in the rain,
I was flattened, folded,
pancaked on the floor.

Weeks slipped quietly by,
I rehearsed my lines at night,
finally asked you out on Friday,
but you just...
Shook your head.

I was pressed into silence,
crushed where I stood,
flattened under the weight—
pancaked for good.

At last you said yes,
though your smile was paper-thin,
we wandered through the evening,
but you couldn’t wait to end.

Said it was a horrible night,
like the spark had never ignited,
I was smashed, squashed, compressed—
and totally pancaked

Why do I run toward the weight,
when I know it’ll break me down?
Why do I keep my hands out,
just to get knocked around?

Every step feels heavier,
but I keep moving still,
pressed and pressed again
by some invisible will.

I know I’ll end up flattened,
spread out on the ground,
but something inside whispers,
“don’t stop now.”

One year circled back around,
I booked the table, lit the town,
we’d eat, then fall through clouds,
anything to keep you proud.

But the night unraveled fast,
your silence colder than the glass,
I was decimated, leveled, destroyed—
pancaked at last.

Smash, squashed, compressed,
flung against the mess,
leveled, buried, annihilated,
overpowered, decimated—
Pancaked, pancaked!

When the noise is gone,
I’m just lying here still,
spread-eagled in the silence,
knowing I always will.

Sad and tragic,
flattened thin and small,
pancaked again—
and I’ll wait for the fall.

Hands keep turning,
each second pressing in.
I feel myself folded,
compressed by the hours,
pancaked by the weight of days.

Tick by tick,
I’m leveled, smoothed, 
spread thin,
until the cycle starts again...

To be pancaked
All over again.

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PANCAKED AGAIN

a mellow folk pop reinterpretation of Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day", a melancholy song about loss and grief, but ultimately acceptance
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LYRICS:
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I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away
Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way

The sun will set for you
The sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you

In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay
Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way

And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you, for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you

For you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you
The shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you
For you, for you
For you, for you

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Shadow of the Day

In "Here Comes the Sun-Apocalypse," George Harrison’s hopeful ballad is reborn as a Darkwave prophecy, where dawn feels more like doomsday.
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LYRICS:
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Here comes the sun
Doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
And I say, "It's all right"

Little darlin'
It's been a long, cold
Lonely winter

Little darlin'
It feels like years 
Since it's been here

Here comes the sun
Doo-doo-do
Here comes the sun
And I say, "It's all right"

Little darlin'
The smile's returning 
To the faces

Little darlin'
It seems like years 
Since it's been here

Here comes the sun...

Here comes the sun...
And I say, "It's all right"

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

Little darlin'
I feel that ice 
Is slowly melting

Little darlin'
It seems like years 
Since it's been clear

Here comes the sun
Doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
And I say, "It's all right"

Here comes the sun
Doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun

It's all right

It's all right

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Here Comes the Sun-Apocalypse

Night-time at Seoul, South Korea's CLUB GOLDEN... Located beneath the border of the human world and the Demon Realm
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LYRICS:
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I was a ghost
I was alone
어두워진 앞길 속에 
Hah

Given the throne
I didn't know 
How to believe

I was the queen that I'm meant to be
I lived two lives, tried to play both sides
But I couldn't find- 
My own place

Called a problem child 
Cause I got too wild
But now that's how 
I'm getting paid 

끝없이 on stage

I'm done hidin'
Now I'm shinin' 
Like I'm born to be

We dreamin' hard
We came so far
Now I believe

We're goin' up, up, up
It's our moment
You know together we're glowing
Gonna be
Gonna be golden

Oh, up, up, up with our voices
영원히 깨질 수 없는
Gonna be
Gonna be golden

Oh, I'm done hidin'
Now I'm shinin' 
Like I'm born to be

Oh, our time, no fears, no lies
That's who we're born to be

Waited so long 
To break these walls down
To wake up and feel like me

Put these patterns 
All in the past now
And finally live 
Like the girl they all see

No more hiding
I'll be shining 
Like I'm born to be

'Cause we are hunters
Voices strong
And now I know I believe

We're goin' up, up, up
It's our moment
You know together we're glowing
Gonna be
Gonna be golden

Oh, up, up, up
With our voices
영원히 깨질 수 없는
Gonna be
Gonna be golden

Oh, I'm done hidin'
Now I'm shining 
Like I'm born to be

Oh, our time, no fears, no lies
That's who we're born to be

You know we're gonna be
Gonna be 
Golden

We're gonna be
Gonna be

Born to be
Born to be 
Glowin'
밝게 빛나는 우린

You know-
That it's our time

No fears
No lies
That's who 
We're born to be.

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CLUB GOLDEN {GATEWAY TO EUPHORIA}

LYRICS:
​Pretty woman
Walking down the street
Pretty woman
The kind I like to meet
Pretty woman
I don't believe you
You're not the truth

No one could look 
As good as you
Mercy

​Pretty woman
Won't you pardon me
Pretty woman
I couldn't help but see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me?

Wow

​Pretty woman, stop a while
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman
Gave your smile to me

Pretty woman
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
​Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you'll stay 
With me

'Cause I need you
I'll treat you right

Come with me, baby
Be mine tonight

​Pretty woman
Don't walk on by
Pretty woman
Don't make me cry
Pretty woman
Don't walk away

Hey
Okay

If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night

But wait...
What do I see?

Is she walking back to me?
Yeah, she's walking back to me

Oh
Pretty woman. 

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Pretty Ballroom Woman (Lust on the Dance Floor)

SINCERE IMPOSTER is an intimate collection of artists who write, perform and/or produce a curious mixture of New Wave, Dance, EDM, Folk Rock, Metal, Art Pop, Electro, Dreamwave & Experimental World Pop. Collectively, it's a genre known as QUIRKPOP --- Music that tries to push the creative limits of traditional pop.

SINCERE IMPOSTER is curated by two musicians, both living within the same body, sharing a similar existence. They identify as Danielle & Dave. They are both psychologically and musically confused. However, both are extremely and unapologetically sincere. 

Influences include Weird Al, Nathan Fielder, David Lynch, Rosalia, Monatik, Atarashii Gakko!, Rammstein, T-Pain and T-Swift. Danielle & Dave's favorite inventions are the vacuum and the peach pitter. Their father is simply known as Vessel... who may be an entity or a god.



MANCHILD | Sabrina Carpenter | Ambient Trance Edition

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