I wrote this song for a weekly songwriting challenge I completed back in 2022 to improve my lyricism and experiment with genres outside my comfort zone. Each week had a word to use as inspiration to write a track around, the word for that week was ‘Strut.’ It ended up becoming a song about dealing with imposter syndrome. I’ve noticed that social media encourages people to put these fake images of what their lives are like because no one wants to be seen as a failure or people want to impress their friends and family. After awhile it all gets so tiresome. So safe. So stale. As a musician in the social media era, I feel like you are in a constant battle with everyone else for attention. If you aren’t being noticed, you aren’t successful, your art isn’t valid. So you join in the game, building up a fake persona, hopping on trends, doing what it takes to get eyes on you. This track is me indulging in that game. Anyways I’ll get off my soapbox. Hope you enjoy the song and that it connects with you. Really appreciate you checking it out! Owner of this NFT will get access to future presales, collectors chat (once I get it setup) and can decide which song I upload to Catalog next! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The vibes have been off recently Feel like everyone can tell A shell of my former self Can’t wash this funk away Hosed down dripping wet Waiting for things to start looking up Really need something to go my way Then I found my answer The secret to all my woes So simple, yet slightly deceptive It’s not like anyone will know Smile for the camera Strut your stuff, put on a show Picturesque, living the dream Smile for the camera Strut your stuff, put on a show Picturesque, living the dream As far as they can tell Remember playing make-believe with your friends after school Funny how that turned out to career advice, Funny how that turned out to be career advice Maybe if I accept this lie, my truth will manifest itself before me Fake it till you make it, that’s what they say Fake it till you make it, isn’t that what they say? Until then I’ll just Smile for the camera Strut your stuff, put on a show Picturesque, living the dream As far as they can tell Smile for the camera Strut your stuff, put on a show Picturesque, picturesque, living the dream Cause that’s all that matters anyway that’s all that matters anyway that’s all that matters anyway that’s all that matters anyway