If a depressed turtle listened to way too much grunge, then decided to end it all by drowning, this would be his final song...

LYRICS: 
--- as sung by a suicidal turtle named Marvin/R.I.P. my little green friend ---

Floating on an edge of ocean
Waiting for the swells to take this body away

It's pulling me under
Sudden crash, wave thunder
Taking me back to where it all began

Letting it out now
Misery retreating
Cleanse the wounds that brought me here

Take this part of my self
Make it fly far from here
Wake me up when I've risen
Push me in the undertow

I was told that with time there's healing
Lies upon lies did me wrong
Might be better to leave you hanging
Then you might hear death's song

Beneath the surface
We all have dark water disease
Disease

It's pulling me under
Sudden crash, wave thunder
Taking me back to where it all began

I'm letting it out now
Misery retreating
Cleanse the wounds that brought me here

But I can't feel the sun shine on me no more
All I know is it's time to go
To go away

It's pulling me under
Sudden crash, wave thunder
Pushin' me deep in the undertow

It's too late now
Too late now
I'm too deep in the undertow

I'm floating
Still floating
In darkness
No one's around to hear me scream

I'm floating
Still floating
The silence in the undertow
Undertow

Depressed Turtle Ends It All

LYRICS:
In the quiet hush, TJ Maxx at night
In a sea of luggage, saw a curious sight
Taylor sits on bags, piled high
Guitar in hand beneath retail sky

Silent shelves, empty cashier tills
Melodies soar, inspiration spills
Lyrics crafted in the calm of store
Her heart so pure
New beats to explore

Discount tags
And leather cases

Echoes of tunes
Finding their spaces

Imagination thrives
In a secret scene

Taylor pens songs
In a store serene

TJ Maxx
With Taylor Swift
These luggage tags
Where she goin' next?

She paused her song
And looked at me
Like Juliet
In that 'Love Story'

The words she said
They had to be
"You're my Romeo, My T. Kelce"

Unseen by all, this sweet genius girl
Creating magic luggage
Writing songs like pearls

Taylor looked away
In a world of her own
Crafting melodies
Where dreams are sewn

TJ Maxx
With Taylor Swift
These luggage tags
Where she goin' next?

She played her song
Looking straight at me
I'm Romeo
TJ's 'Love Story'

The words she said
They just had to be
"You're my Romeo, My T. Kelce"

With courage ablaze
I approached her side

Sharing my wish
A request with pride

Taylor include in your chorus line
"TJ's Love. Let its brilliance shine."

She paused, her eyes sparkling bright
A smile forming, a spark of delight
Said in my chorus
Those words shall play
A nod to this night
In its own special way

Grateful to her
Offered space to create
In the store's quietude
Her art permeates

Taylor smiled
Her heart in song
Left her to linger 
Where TJ's love belongs
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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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T Swift Hides at TJ MAXX

LYRICS:
Walking into shade and light
The mystery of shadows unknown

A sun sets beyond the pines
Cold wind starts to blow inside

Now night time, the night falls
And we feel, we don't belong
We can't reside in this forest tonight

It's night here
It's nightfall
And we feel
We don't belong
We can't reside in this woodland tonight

The night of the animals
The night of the animals
They rule this domain here tonight

Their eyes stare
With venom
And sharp fangs
While ravens
Begin to form a darkening cloud of fear

And with sadness
We turn back
But feel nature pull us
Then plunge our bodies
Straight into their path

Walking into shade and light
The mystery of shadows unknown

A sun sets beyond the pines
Cold wind starts to blow inside

The night of the animals
The night of the animals
They rule this domain here tonight
Tonight
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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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The Mystery of Shadows

LYRICS:
Who's that girl in the corner
Silently slow dancing with herself
Her, she's comfortably so unaware
Of all the judgment stares in our eyes

Oh, why does she look so beautiful to me
Even though I can't see her face at all

It's all in the slow way she moves
So carefully
As the world magically placed her here

Just for me
To let her be
Move so gingerly on the floor

Oh, who is that girl
Movin' lazy on the dance floor
Oh why can't I be like her
And place perception in sealed boxes

Why, this must be a humblin' lesson
To finally stop pretendin'
Oh this must be a dancin' angel
Pointing out our biggest flaw

Who's that girl in the corner
Silently slow dancing with herself
Her, she's comfortably so unaware
Of all the judgment stares in our eyes

I glided up to her
She whispered straight to me

...Quiet
...Shh
...Step
We just kept slow dancing

... Quiet
... Shh
... Step
Then she disappeared

Oh, who was that girl
Movin' lazy on the dance floor
Oh nice to dance with phantoms
Who change my comprehension

Why this must be my lesson
To finally stop pretendin'
Oh she was my favorite angel
She won't be forgotten

Who's that girl in the corner
Silently slow dancing with herself

Her, she's comfortably so unaware
Of all the judgment stares in our eyes
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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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Girl in the Photograph

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

LYRICS:
There's a stranger in my bed,
There's a pounding in my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink flamingos in the pool

I smell like a mini-bar
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbies on the barbecue
This a hickey or a bruise?

Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh, well
It's a blacked-out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled
Damn

Last Friday night
Yeah, we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah, we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a ménage à trois

Last Friday night
Yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop

This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again

Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier is on the floor

Ripped my favorite party dress
Warrant's out for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail

Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh, well
It's a blacked-out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled
Damn

Last Friday night
Yeah, we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah, we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a ménage à trois

Last Friday night
Yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop

This Friday night
Do it all again
(Do it all again)
This Friday night
Do it all again
(Do it all again)
This Friday night

T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.

Last Friday night
Yeah, we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah, we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a ménage à trois

Last Friday night
Yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop

This Friday night
Do it all again
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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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Last Friday Night {Vocal Isolation-K.Perry}

LYRICS:
I don't wanna be left behind
Distance was a friend of mine
Catching breath in a web of lies
I've spent most of my life
Riding waves, playing acrobat
Shadowboxing the other half
Learning how to react
I've spent most of my time

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catch my breath, no one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now

Addicted to the love I found
Heavy heart, now a weightless cloud
Making time for the ones that count
I'll spend the rest of my time
Laughing hard with the windows down
Leaving footprints all over town
Keeping faith, karma comes around
I will spend the rest of my life

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catch my breath, no one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now

You helped me see
The beauty in everything

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catch my breath

Catch my breath, no one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now
It's all so simple now

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

(Catch my breath)

Catch my breath, no one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
(Catch my breath)
Catch my breath (catch my breath), won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now

Catch My Breath (Choir Duet-1st Place)

LYRICS:
I always knew that you were trouble
I always knew that you were...
No good for me

I stumbled into your world
Dancing like a stranger in the night
I knew it from the start
That this wouldn't be all right

You had that twisted smile
That ruled me in your devil spell
I guess that I must be the moth
And you are the flame from hell

Your love's like a dark alleyway
A place I never should have been
Yet I sadly wandered there
'Cause I couldn't resist your skin

You spoke in soft quiet riddles
I just played the fool
Now I'm hanging on the edge of love
A love that is so very cruel

I always knew that you were trouble
Stuck in my head

I always knew that you were
No good for me

Coffee-stained confessions
In those dim-lit fancy restaurants
You whispered your secret to me
And said you were my dying star

I always knew that you were trouble
I missed the warning sign

I always knew that you were
No good for me

You Were Trouble

LYRICS:
I found myself waking up last night
At 3:00am, in a stone cold wind
And I saw you there, saw you there
Even though I don't believe

I felt my body surrendering
To a warm embrace
Soft misty grace
Then I saw your face I know
That I saw your face
In the afterglow

My guardian reflection
Watching time stand still
A still-life image
We were mirroring
But how can you be real?
When you're so very far away

Found myself in the middle of the night
Watching me
In the afterglow, the afterlife
Seeing how to behave
In a whole new way in darkness

Beyond belief imagining
When faith dangles on this skeptic's wing
I thought I'd be so alone
But we may be alright
In the afterlife

Found myself in the middle of the night
Watching me
Seeing how to behave
In a whole new way
Still not sure I believe

In that still-life image I found myself
I was watching me
When the clock struck three
And god, I am okay
Even though you seem so far away

Maybe now you'll believe in me
Maybe finally I believe honestly
In the sweet hereafter
The afterglow
It's time to let us go

In the Afterglow

LYRICS:
I have to block out thoughts of you
So I don't lose my head
They're crawlin' like a cockroach
Leaving babies in my bed

Dropping little reels of tape
To remind me I'm alone
Playing movies in my head
That make a porno feel like home

There's a burning in my pride
A nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you
Will you never call again

Will you never say that you loved me
Just to put it in my face
Will you never try to reach me
To reach me

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me so you can finally
See what's good for you

I'm sober now for three whole months
It's one accomplishment you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart
Is the one I won't touch again

In a sick way I want to thank you
For holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging war on myself
You were trying to stop the fight

You never doubted my warped opinion
On things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself
When it was way too hard to take

So I'll drive so fucking far away
That I'd never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes
Whatever it takes

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah, ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally
See what's good for you

And with a sad heart, I say bye and wave
I'm kicking shadows on the street
For every mistake that I had made

Like a baby boy
I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry
And I held your face on in my hand

And I found I'm yelling
"Make it go away!"
Just make a smile come back
And let it shine just like it used to be
And she whispered
"How can you do this to me?"

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah, ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally
See what's good for you
For you
For you
For you

Kicking Shadows

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

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.

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