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This song has a knowing Talking Heads vibe in its spartan nature, upfront staccato bass line, and also perhaps the subject matter. Lyrically it perhaps reveals me as mean spirited, taking a pop at Instagram celeb culture. I’m sure we all have someone we look up to or aspire to be like, but maybe not to actually want to be in a literal sense. Whilst writing, this song took a darker turn towards the stalking end of the obsessive fandom scale, but it got reigned in so as not to spoil the chances of it becoming a global pop hit.

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I bet you hear this all the time, but I’m your biggest fan
I follow you on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram
I read about your escapades it’s like i’ve done it too
It’s easy to imagine I’m a little bit like you

I wear the same cosmetics you endorse for your own skin
When I look in the mirror I could swear I was your twin
I bought a little dog like yours, we have the same tattoos
It’s easy to imagine I’m a little bit like you

I like you
I’m like you

Your unauthorised biography is always by my bed
And I can’t stop your latest single pounding in my head
I’d have cosmetic surgery, I really wish you knew
The lengths that I’m prepared to go to be a bit like you

If I sent an invitation would you come ‘round for tea?
Then you can see what it’s like to be a bit like me
A celestial affinity, I know you feel it too
It’s easy to imagine I’m a little bit like you

I like you
I’m like you

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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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