Make believe like little children
And hide ourselves from all the world
Slide on costumes to be hidden
Quiet the doubts that can't be heard
Unveil the role we must portray
Even when we ache to be true
Remember the lines we must say
And play the part life gave to you
Disguise ourselves to fit the mold
Every day do as we are told
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Obsess about what others think
Find our place and fall in sync
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Leave uniqueness behind to blend
Instead be who the world decides
For success to their will we bend
Eternally in masks we hide
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A. J. Schoenfeld
I only write about the real world. But if you look close enough, you'll see there's magic hiding in plain sight everywhere.
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'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
Comments (6)
Beautifully written. I love how you captured that quiet sadness of hiding our true selves just to fit in.
The imagery of “costumes” and “roles” feels universal, reflecting how society teaches us to perform rather than live. It’s a sharp and poetic commentary on identity and expectation.
This was well-executed, AJ! And so well-said. We don them for society's sake, indeed.
Oh, well done on the Acrostic! Love how it turned out <3 Great idea for the challenge, AJ <3
A.J this is very insightful and clever. Well done ✅👍🏾
Nicely done, A.J.! Clever rhymes throughout and the message was loud and clear! Best of luck in the challenge!