Name: People Face
Duration: P00H02M22S
Description: This song was inspired by a cat named Bailey. He lived in Loretto, Ontario, Canada and he passed away three weeks before this album was released. I only got to meet him twice but he represented so much to me about overcoming anxieties as a trade for the simplest need for affection.

People Face

from More To Read by Evan Diem

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This song was inspired by a cat named Bailey. He lived in Loretto, Ontario, Canada and he passed away three weeks before this album was released. I only got to meet him twice but he represented so much to me about overcoming anxieties as a trade for the simplest need for affection.

lyrics

Crawl down in the dust in the dirt,
if you don’t get found you can never be hurt.
If you don’t wanna battle, it’ll never happen.
If you show your people face, you’ll never be combatant.
No, you’ll never be combatant.

Take leave in the space in between
the unswept floor and the frame underneath.
If there’s one who doesn’t fear you, you can be sincere to,
remember to leave a space and maybe they’ll go near you,
Yeah, maybe they’ll go near you.

If a hard break feels like decay,
don’t smile; they may run away.
Just know you’re soft to touch either way.
A lighter side, people face.
A lighter side, people face.

Walk up from the dust and debris.
Skip your heartbeat and jump a degree.
Cover up a blemish with purring pure intention.
If you show your people face, you’ll always get attention.
You’ll always get attention.

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from More To Read, released September 1, 2020

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Evan Diem Syracuse, New York

Relatable songs on overly-specific subjects.

discography

Distant Pulses

Sep 2023
Muscle

Jul 2022
Get Set Go

Jan 2022
More To Read

Sep 2020
People Face

May 2020
To Be Pulled

Mar 2020
Bones

Nov 2018
Narcissus

Mar 2017
Mitigations

Oct 2015
20 EP

Feb 2015

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