Pretend Persona

by A Mixtape Catastrophe

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Michael Napoli A great album top to bottom. "All For Naught" is the perfect 30-something's lament Favorite track: All For Naught.
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1.
Here am I More than ever Traumatized Trying to find a Piece of my mind that I can monetize Leaving my sense of self un-compromised Remember when you lived free of conflict? To err is no longer an option Anymore, I feel like it's all said and done Oversaturated minds filled to the brim and wanting more Any way you wanna spin do it don't let it define your worth You look a little better with your head a little higher you know But you don’t Here am I More than ever lost inside But I don't think talking about will get me shares and likes I thought I was following a guiding light Does anyone remember living free from conflict? To err is no longer an option Anymore, I feel like it's all said and done Oversaturated minds filled to the brim and wanting more Any way you wanna spin do it don't let it define your worth You look a little better with your head a little higher you know But you don’t Why do I Feel the need to Paint a picture then forget To leave some space between Ignore the way I feel inside Why do I Feel the need to Paint a picture then forget To leave some space between Ignore the way I feel inside Anymore, I feel like it's all said and done Oversaturated minds filled to the brim and wanting more Any way you wanna spin do it don't let it define your worth You look a little better with your head a little higher you know But you don’t But you don’t But you don’t
2.
Ours is an art of persistence and happenstance The game that we're playing shifts from first to third person at breakneck speeds Everything's coming up duality Good days long since gone Everything's coming up duality Good days long since gone Not to over sensationalize the trauma But oh well let's go ahead and profit off our opened wounds We can patch them up tomorrow and claim we've come so far Everything's coming up duality And the things I say to me calm a voice that just repeats A need to not be seen when screaming look at me And the things I say to me calm a voice that just repeats A need to not be seen when screaming look at me I have this fear that I just can't escape is it true that it could be my fate to be stuck here and Frequently feeling I'm pinned to the ceiling (Frequently feeling I'm pinned to the ceiling) I have this fear that I just can't escape is it true that it could be my fate to be stuck here and Frequently feeling I'm pinned to the ceiling Limbs stretched dislocating, my mind always aching Man evolved is man evolving here we are testing the gates But not threatened by the day to day Finding the weakness is out daily madness Pushing the limits, to regret ourselves past them Man evolved is man evolving here we are testing the gates But not threatened by the day to day Right place but no right time to rest my weary mind Right place but no right time to rest my weary mind
3.
I'm fucking sick of making minimum payments, Nickels and dimes get me to paycheck Another day another dollar I cant spend I'm fucking sick of making minimum payments Yo, ten grand is a lot, Talkin’ ‘bout one year to pay it all off? Nah, none of that total nonsense, I don’t even know what a job is, Check my options, got a hand tat, ‘noxious, In the office bumpin’ 6ix9ine, Down some shots, I’m waiting for the day that all my shitty tracks knock! Like, my album was a total disaster, A catastrophe, done got my mixtape mastered, A masochist it seems when I come back, To the pain brought on coz I suck at rap, So how the fuck do I pay these bills? (I’m on one) Adam asked me to keep it real. (I know bruh) I ain’t passive, when they call me up tell ‘em kiss my ass, Coz the bastards know they can’t cash it, bitch. I can't spare enough to change myself this hole is home A prophecy unforetold I'm broke I better just go home Just go home My god my head is spinning Debt clouds make sure I’m never winning God damn is this supposed to be the dream? Bury me in late fees I'm fucking sick of making minimum payments, Nickels and dimes get me to paycheck Another day another dollar I cant spend I'm fucking sick of making minimum payments
4.
So pour a shot One for me and all for naught I think about the same damn sad shit An awful lot Pour me a shot One for me and all for naught Today’s the day to make it stop Or maybe not Another round for me and mine, All the friends I've lost due to incident or time Nowadays the company I keep Are the voices of strangers, Just a dull roar to keep the silence from deafening Are you still watching? Are you still listening? Have you found the peace that makes you dive so deep, Riding waves into storm So pour a shot One for me and all for naught I think about the same damn sad shit An awful lot
5.
Outrage! 03:30
It seems insane to me That with the state of affairs that you'd chose to be so Mortally wounded by every god damn thing, Clinging to your morals by the skin of your teeth You like and share without addressing the problem Thumbs blazing, bullshit rainin’ You're just complaining about complaining You're just complaining about complaining People are freaking out about People who are freaking out about People are freaking out about everything Top fans are saying for the next 10 minutes let's get outraged, But not diminish an endless feed of oh my God Did you see what he said, what she did way back in 2013? You like and share without addressing the problem Thumbs blazing, bullshit rainin’ You're just complaining about complaining You're just complaining about complaining People are freaking out about People who are freaking out about People are freaking out about everything People are freaking out about People who are freaking out about People are freaking out about everything
6.
If I reach into the darkest corners of my mind And pull out something I never wanted anyone to find Would I be cast out for the times that I drew imperfect lines Secrets secrets not much fun When you're the only one aware you're a part of one Can you ever really empathize Do your eyes even see clearly past your pride? Oh no, I didn't think so. If I reach into the darkest corners of my mind And pull out something I never wanted anyone to find Would I be cast out for the times that I drew imperfect lines Tell me all your secrets it'll be so fun, Pretending to be unaware that you can never know someone. Sorry if this shit is sounding bleak, Just change the filter on it and continue to ignore the fact that Every body lives with personal disgrace no fault or fortune to explain it away If I reach into the darkest corners of my mind And pull out something I never wanted anyone to find Would I be cast out for the times that I drew imperfect lines Every body lives with personal disgrace no fault or fortune to explain it away, I've heard the lies of those who claim the light basking in a setting sun soon to be overcome by night Who are you when no ones watching

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This EP explores the ways in which people presents themselves, especially in the age of social media.

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released March 8, 2021

Recorded, produced mixed and mastered by Adam Woods at Oakwood Studios.

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A Mixtape Catastrophe Tulsa, Oklahoma

Eclectic Rock from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The poppiest band at the metal show, the heaviest band at the pop show.

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