Album: People Posture Play Pretend Artists: - Jamie Paige Contributors: - Synthesizer V ANRI Date: April 1, 2022 Date Added: October 12, 2023 URLs: - https://jamiepaige.bandcamp.com/album/people-posture-play-pretend Cover Artists: - REVERIEQUE Color: '#dc869f' Groups: - Jamie Paige - Beyond Cover Art File Extension: jpg Commentary: |- Jamie Paige: "but can you make it on your own, when your self is on the mend?" VOCAL SYNTHS: ✅ LEITMOTIFS: ✅ FAST DRUMS: ✅ RUMINATIONS ON SELF-ESTEEM AND THE MALLEABLE, FLUID NATURE OF IDENTITY: ✅ GAY: ✅ ✅THAT'S A JAMIE PAIGE SINGLE✅ --- Track: People Posture Play Pretend Duration: '4:16' URLs: - https://jamiepaige.bandcamp.com/track/people-posture-play-pretend-2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMKZIIDgkH4 Tracks Referenced: - Paisley Patterns Lyrics: |- - and get excited for a moment But like a candle underwater It puts a bullet through the showman But I'm giving it back tomorrow And they can keep it at their bedside I'll paint a pattern on the window And watch them try to hit the broadside I just aim for the end of the day And sleeping through the morning, it's always the same But I won't sit around, only wait, I will change it to go my way But can you make it on your own When your self is on the mend? Well, you can fake a status quo A passive poem, psyche-penned But can it get you very far? Oh, it's a road without an end But everybody plays a part The people posture, play pretend Oh, it's a ruby colored Wednesday And I can feel it getting faster I'm simply flown along the flyway But I can't decide if I want to wander A vagabond upon the roadside It's always easier to ponder With all the fates remaining tongue-tied I just aim for the end of the show And sleeping through the chorus, it's all that I know But I can play a part, take it slow, and I'll bask in the spotlight glow But can you make it on your own When your self is on the mend? Well, you can ride along the flow A proud performance, pure pretense But can it get you very far? Or are you stuck inside the trend? Well, you can pass the prosy par When people posture, play pretend I just aim for whatever I can And someday maybe something will go as I planned But nothing that I try seems to fly, I rely on some fleeting sleight of hand But the push comes to shove anyway You're dying every evening and born every day So you just need a part you can play, and you're ready to join the stage And paint a pattern on the wall But can you make it on your own When your self is on the mend? Well, that's an answer you should know A perfect person? preference 'Cause you've already made it here So don't you let yourself forget Just keep it simple n' sincere Proclaim your pleasure, pirouette And you can make it pretty far Something on which you can depend You'll be a guiding little star When people posture, play pretend (Paisley Pudge!) --- Track: When Spring Comes Duration: '3:43' URLs: - https://jamiepaige.bandcamp.com/track/when-spring-comes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGAfw-WzPf4 Lyrics: |- Another day, nothing much to say When the sun shows up and it's all the same You claim to keep it in your frame That the world's more bright when the seasons change (But I feel that burning in my eyes) When the leaves grow back neath a bright blue sky (So I keep on searching through my mind) For the reason why I can't help but cry Is it all for a show? In the golden hour, you seem to know no fear Is it really true? That I just can't feel the same as— When spring comes The world is blooming again (Yet my tears never seem to end) When spring comes We watch the flowers ascend (And it kills me to breathe it in) You seem to have an easy time with this Why am I left dry when you chase your bliss? Oh, it's always such an easy time for you When I see you smile, can I feel that too? Another day (Nothing much to say) I lay low when you walk this way And stay so very far away 'Cause the spring has come and I'm so afraid (Not a care in your mind) Do you think of me when I'm out of sight (Can I stay by your side) 'Cause you're a gentle warmth in the blackest night Is it all in my head? When I try too hard, I only feel regret Do you have a clue How desperately I love— When spring comes The world is blooming again (Yet my tears never seem to end) When spring comes We take the air for a spin (And it kills me to breathe it in) You always have an easy time outside But I cough and sneeze while your eyes stay dry Oh, why is it such an easy time for you? When the springtime comes and my heart turns blue When I've naught but my pride You can still look past and stay right by my side Is it really true? That you still can find a reason— When spring comes The world is blooming again (And my tears finally find their end) When spring comes I feel my heart on the mend (And it holds through the springtime's end) My allergies would make me loathe this sky But it's not so bad when you dry my eyes Oh, and though it's easy, you can help me too You're the medicine for a heartbeat true