Excuse me friend, but I think you forgot
That I know who you are, and I know who you’re not
This persona you’ve adopted all too recently
It just isn’t ringing true
Yeah I can’t tell who you think you’ll impress
With your phony personality and fancy dress
You’ve abandoned every scrap of your integrity
In a bid to start anew
But hang on, you won’t get very far
You’ve been false for so long you forgot who you are
I accept what I’m not and I’m all that I aspire to be
Yeah I’m best at being me
I always thought that being yourself was a given
Since you only get one life and that’s the one that you’re living
But I see so many people wearing flimsy disguises
That it leaves me short of breath (jeez)
But even worse are those motherlovers
Who inflate their bloated egos just by picking on others
Those attention-seeking bullies everybody despises
Let them talk themselves to death
‘Cause I know that the source of their hate
Is ‘cause they feel a strong urge to compensate
For the fact that they’re not half as great as they set out to be
Yeah I’m best at being me
So please don’t think that I am putting on a show
‘Cause what you see is what you get
For better or for worse I am this person and that’s all there is to know
But please don’t go, ‘cause there’s still some life in me yet
So I guess that unfortunately
I just can’t be the person you’d like me to be
I’ve gotta work with the things that I’m already stuck with, you see
‘Cause that’s all I know how to be
Yeah I’m best at being me
The sophomore album from former session musician Imraan Paleker highlights his modern soul, alt-rock, jazz, and electronic sensibilities. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2020