Strangers

by Shrug Life

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A song about social anxiety, taken from the forthcoming second album 'Maybe You're The Punchline'.

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Confidence evaporates, hot air to begin with
Once again bear the weight being non-existent
Skulking 'round the smokers, itching for a drink
Struggling to remember you can't know or care what anyone thinks

Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange

Self-defence dominates, every move and opinion
Safety in the silences, safety staying still
But you know it's no improvement
'cause it never lets you change
and it only makes things harder
when you finally have to play their game

Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange
Gotta start testing the danger
Gotta stop believing no one else can think this way

Ripping up beer mats and gripping your phone
Watching the soundcheck, imbibing alone
Sipping the cheap shit, thinking of home
Missing the moments, it's harder to know

Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange
Gotta start testing the dangers
Gotta stop believing no one else can think this way

Until the act becomes second nature
Until the act is actually sincere
and all the fight goes from your forehead
another brief bright summer appears

credits

released August 23, 2019
Produced by Daniel Fox. Featuring additional backing vocals by Naoise Roo and keyboards by Jonny Fun. Recorded in Sonic Recording Studios, Stonybatter, Dublin 7. Artwork by Fiachra McCarthy & Keith Broni

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Shrug Life is the questionable, protective moniker of Danny, Keith, Josh and Laura. Together they make music and fight first world problems. This is their story...

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