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Be Yourself

from Pull Yourself Together by Jim Pearson

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When you’ve tried being what everyone else wants you to be, you can only be one person… you. Give yourself a warm embrace and be comforted in the knowledge that you are truly not alone in how you feel.

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There’s a conspiracy that each us are party to
Internal monologues spoken via autocue
Got to be qualified, get a better job
Afford a house, a wife, two kids and a dog

Unintentionally you participate
Collecting things that only depreciate
The song you’re singing doesn't have a tune
There’s an elephant in your living room
Can you imagine a world without shame?
Hard to believe, but we all feel the same

You’re sick and tired of old you
Stuck at the back of the queue
You want to update your identity
But you don’t have to be what they want you to be

Be yourself. Be yourself
You can’t be. Someone else
You’re unique. An individual
So to speak. A bloody miracle

Evangelists with dodgy moral compasses
Divide us into victims and accomplices
Banking on future utopian economies
Smiling for selfies and playing happy families

That sinking feeling never goes away
You can’t remember what you did yesterday
So cross the street and look the other way
Your priority is taking home your pay
Can you imagine a world without blame?
Hard to believe, but we all feel the same

You’re sick and tired of old you
Stuck at the back of the queue
You want to update your identity
But you don’t have to be what they want you to be

Be yourself. Be yourself
You can’t be. Someone else
You’re unique. An individual

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from Pull Yourself Together, released August 1, 2020

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Jim Pearson UK

"You never can be sure what kind of project Jim will come up with next, but you can always be sure it's gonna be pretty darn good." Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music.

Jim's songs range from the whimsical to some of the most bitter and somber themes, yet always with a paradoxical childlike spirit that meets them head-on – wide-eyed and full of hopeful energy.
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