SINCERE IMPOSTER has a little bit of folk, country & blues in his blood... Here are some favorite covers and a bunch of new originals that he loves to write & perform whenever the winds move him.

...a little bit FOLK

LYRICS:
Do you remember
The best time we ever had
Driving down the highway
Late at night, as we stopped to go inside
As we filled-up

We were all wrapped in bright neon lights
So bright we'd squint our eyes
Then looked around 
To see if we were all alone

I remember 
That night we drove to Ocean City
I remember
The smell of perfume drifting from your body

As we poured ourselves a drink
And filled that paper cup
With steamy caffeination
Tasted just like earth

It was our most precious moment
A still frame left in time
We'd reached the destination
Even though just half-way

I remember 
That night we drove to Ocean City
I remember
The smell of perfume drifting from your body

Just drinkin'
Then talkin'
And thinkin'
We'd fallen into love

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee
We'd fallen into love

The taste was so damn bitter
But you were so damned sweet
As we pressed our lips together
I knew we were complete

Then you kissed me on my shoulder
As you stood up on your toes
Then I told you that I love you
And the tears just overflowed

But I wish I'd frozen that picture
Cause I wished I'd trapped that night
We were so together
We all right

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee
We'd fallen into love

I remember 
That night we drove to Ocean City
Smell of perfume drifting from your body

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee

With a Conoco coffee
A Conoco coffee
We'd fallen into love

I remember 
That night we drove to Ocean City
The smell of perfume drifting from your body

With a Conoco coffee
A Conoco coffee

With a Conoco coffee
Conoco coffee
We'd fallen, fallen, 
Fallen into love
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SINCERE IMPOSTER writes and performs a curious mixture of NewWave, Folk, Art Rock, Dreampop & Alternative Indie. Collectively, it is a genre known as "KITCHEN POP" -or- more accurately, "QUIRKPOP".
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Conoco Coffee

LYRICS:
25 years and my life is still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

I realized quickly when I knew that I should
That the world was made of this 
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

So I cry sometimes when I'm lyin' in bed
Just to get it all out what's in my head
And I'm feelin' a little peculiar

So I wake in the mornin' and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"

And I say, hey-ah
Hey-ah
I said "Hey, what's going on?"

And I say, hey-ah-ya-ya
Hey-ya-ya
I said "Hey, what's going on?"

And I try
Oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution

And I pray
Oh my God, do I pray
I pray every day
For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I'm feelin' a little peculiar

So I wake in the morning and I step outside 
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"

And I say, hey
Hey-hey-hey
I said "Hey, what's going on?"

I say, hey-ah-ah
Hey hey-ah-ah
I said "Hey, what's going on?

25 years and my life is still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination---

The "What's Up" Blues

My Side Of The Bed
Loose Buttons
2024

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Nine-thirty in the evening
I am pushing through
Mosh pit of a feeling

Ripe autumn air to breathe in
Patterned orange hue
On empty streets of Brighton

Drinking old fruit
Redder than a kalyna
Playing back what my folks went through
Dizzy heart when I need ya

I'd hate to say they're right

Write down four letters
I'm jackpot dreaming
With you on my side of the bed
Over and over again
You know me better
So now I'm reaching
For you on my side of the bed
Over and over again

Fine, lucky as a feeling
We both know it's true
Still it bears repeating

Tired memories of leaving
Lettered avenues
God damn it's been a long night

Write down four letters
I'm jackpot dreaming
With you on my side of the bed
Over and over again
You know me better
So now I'm reaching
For you on my side of the bed

But the truth is
Every 8th of November
Playing back what my folks went through
Raised on dreams they surrendered
Laugh at me 'cause I love my life
With you right there in the center
Sorry that I just lectured
About a day in November

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Recorded at Vinegar Hill Sound in Brooklyn, NY
Produced by Chris Petrosino and Steve Vealey
Engineered by Chris Petrosino, Reed Black, and Manny Silverstein
Mixed by Steve Vealey
Mastered by Adam Ayan

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My Side Of The Bed

LYRICS:
I hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
These hands grow cold
Warm hearts dipped in sorrow

Dakota won't you open
Your dreary days, so windy
Bring out those flickertail
And let us all damn be...
So happy in your shelter belt
Bring Dakota back to me

Been hard for us to
Wake up this December
The coffee pot is brewing hot
But-it's-hard-for-us, remember'n

The Happy Days
Of springtime here
When meadowlarks
Fly free

Just call us when it's supper time
We'll hibernate
Like grizzly bears
And waste these months away
Waste these months away

My Becca's got the worst of it
She's curled in the basement chair
And everything I say to her
Seems to drift her far away

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
Our hands grow cold
Warm hearts dipped in sorrow

Dakota won't you open
Your dreary days, so windy
Bring out those flickertail
And let my Becca be...

The girl that I remember
Who made fairy wings
Like butterflies
And had no cares, in the world
Freely spread her love on me

But that was back in June
So I hope it gets here soon
Rebecca loves the month of June
So hope it gets here soon

We hope to see some sunshine tomorrow
These hands grow cold
Warm hearts dipped in sorrow

Dakota won't you open
Your dreary days, so windy

Bring out those flickertail
...and let us all damn be

Season of the Bear

Myrtle

LYRICS:
We used to drink red wine
From the bottle with ease

We'd sit under moonbeams
Where I'd kiss that rosy skin

We'd talk for endless hours
Until our arms got cold
We'd melt in the starshine
Whenever we touched our hands

Our love was never supposed to be
This sad and sober
I just stopped watering
The love I'd promised you

But now I'm certain
Given all the time I've had
I was so very wrong
And I miss our simple life

I'm sorry I left you
So sorry to go
Sorry I was never there
To let you know
That...

You were my reason
You were my special one

I was your soft warm blanket
You were my bright sun

We were the answer
To a world that felt so wrong

I thought we'd be the remedy
To this melancholy song

I knew it from the start
That you'd be the one for me
We had such big, bold plans
I could clearly see

We'd have four nice kids
Runnin' around the family farm
I never could've imagined
I'd never see you again

I'm sorry I left you
So sorry to go
Sorry I was never there
To let you know
That...

You were my reason
You were my special one

I was your soft warm blanket
You were my bright sun

Simple Life

The Ending

LYRICS:
We were both young
When I first saw you

I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
Soft summer air

See the lights
See the party
The ball gowns
You see me make my way
Through the crowd
You say hello
'Hello'
Little did I know
I did not know

That you were Juliet
I'd be throwing pebbles
Your daddy would say
"Just go away"
You'd be crying on the staircase
Begging me please don't go
Don't go away
Then you say

Romeo take me
Somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting
All that's left to do is run
You'll be the prince
I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet
Cause we're dead if they know
So close your eyes
And you say

Romeo take me
Somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting
All that's left to do is run
You'll be the prince
I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby just say yes

Romeo save me
Try to tell me how it is
This love is difficult
But it's real

So don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story
Baby just say yes

Juliet save me
I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting
But you never come
If this is in my head
I don't know what to think

I knelt to the ground
Pulled out a ring and said

Marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you
That's all I really know
I talked to your dad
Go pick out that white dress
It's a love story
Baby just say yes


Love Story (Romeo's Version)

LYRICS:
I've got to tell you
I've gotta tell you
Gotta let you know

That when you leave
When you go
It takes my breath away

Woke up Monday morning
To a cold spot on the bed
Strawberry scented hairspray
Well it lingers through my head

Then your footsteps fade away
And curse that creeping dread
Cause a whole 'nother day
Without you here
It's way too much to bear

Then just for one moment
I think you’ll never come back again
Fear grips my heart
I can't pretend
To have no insecurity

I know you’ll come back tonight
Can’t help but feelin' blue
You seem to understand this
Seem to get me
Which is why I'm so
In love with you

Every time I get you flowers
Now I know you’re safe at home
And when you are gone
For countless hours
You have taught me that
I'm not alone

When you leave
When you leave
Oh when you go
When you leave
You take my breath away
Take my breath away
Away
When you leave

When You Leave

LYRICS:
If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell

Just like an old time movie
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well

In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me

And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost
That you can't see

If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell

Just like a paperback novel
The kind that drugstores sell

When you reach the part 
Where the heartaches come
The hero would be me
But heroes often fail

And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's 
Just too hard to take

What a tale my thoughts could tell

In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
But stories always end

I never thought 
I could feel this way
And I've got to say 
That I just don't get it

I don't know 
Where we went wrong
But the feeling's gone
And I just can't get it back

If You Could R-M-M

LYRICS:
I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well you couldn't be that man I adored
Don't seem to know
Don't seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore

There's nothing where we used to lie
Conversation has run dry
That's what's goin' on

Nothing's fine, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake
And I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins and now

I don't care, I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There just so many things
That I can't touch, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
Wide awake
And I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

Torn
I'm torn

I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's goin' on

Nothing's right, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
Cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake
And I can see the perfect sky is torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late
I'm already torn

Nothin' where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lyin' naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
Wide awake
And I can see the perfect sky is torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Bound and broken on the floor

I'm Torn

LYRICS:
Well, it's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
If the wind is right you can sail away
Find tranquility

The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

It's not far to never-never land
No reason to pretend
If the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again

The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

Sailing
Takes me away 
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free

Fantasy
Gets the best of me
When I'm sailing

All caught up in the reverie
Every word a symphony
Believe me

Sailing
Takes me away 
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free

Sailing
Takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

Well, it's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
If the wind is right you can sail away
Find serenity

The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

Sailing
Takes me away 
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free

Be free

Sailing Takes Me Away

MY RELEASE

SINCERE IMPOSTER writes and performs a curious mixture of NewWave, Folk, Art Pop, Dreamwave & Alternative Indie. Collectively, it is a genre known as "QUIRKPOP"

The band currently consists of two members, both living within the same body, sharing a similar existence. They both are extremely and unapologetically sincere.

The Ending

Sincere Imposter

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