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My True Self (Stupid, A Mess, Etc​.​)

from Bri Earned the Power of Self​-​Respect (the EP) by Brianna Carmel

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Have you ever felt stupid?
Like you couldn't solve 2 + 2?
Except 4 is the final destination
And the steps to solve the equation are tasks like
Changing your clothes and remembering to clean your room

I'm coming unglued
'Cause amphetamines only go so far
They don't change your perception or who you are
So decapitate me, put my brain in a jar
And tell me how I managed to make it this far

Don't know what I'm doing right
Let alone what I'm doing wrong
So what do I do now?
Should I have even written this song?

And I know, I confess
That on these pills, I'm at my best
My true self is a mess
I hope that doesn't make you like me less

I'm still learning how
To pick myself up off the ground
And they say it gets better
But I'm anxious

'Cause I don't know how to thrive
And I am twenty-fucking-five
I still don't have these amphetamines
Dosed quite right

I'm scared of what comes down the line
It's keeping me up at night

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from Bri Earned the Power of Self​-​Respect (the EP), releases May 24, 2024
Vocals/Ukulele: Brianna Carmel
Keys: Sarah Reiwitch
Guitar/Bass/Drums: Lucy Broom
Mixing Engineer: Mike Jannino @ Dream Drop Media

Written by Brianna Carmel.

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Brianna Carmel Sacramento, California

DIY singer-songwriter with a folk punk soul. Mainly a vocalist who enjoys fucking around on guitar and ukulele. 1/2 of Blooming Heads + 1/3 of little tiny knife.

Active in the Sacramento music scene since 2012.

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