Why Do We Suck? (feat. Sof​í​a Campoamor)

from Songs About Isolation by Emil Beckford

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Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Why are we stuck
In funhouse mirrors where we look bizarre

Why won't I turn off the lights
When I know they're burning coal
Why do I keep watching Friends
If it doesn't make me whole
Why can't I prioritize
Why won't Bright Eyes turn around
Why do I keep losing sleep
Over things I can't control

Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Why are we stuck
In funhouse mirrors where we look bizarre

Why did I decide to sail
I didn't bring sunblock or shades
Why am I afraid to fail
No one cares, it's just charades
Why's it easy to be jealous
Why am I stressed all the time
Why do our sentences keep trailing off
Why do we

Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Why are we stuck
In funhouse mirrors where we look bizarre

Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Why are we stuck
Why do we suck

I'm always late, I can't play bass
Why do we suck
I wanted bangs, they're in my face
Why are we like this
But it's okay, we're both this way
And if you say, you think I'm great
Then maybe I should give myself a break
From asking myself why

Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Why are we stuck
In funhouse mirrors where we look bizarre

Why do we suck
Why's it so hard to remember
All the parts of ourselves that we are
Maybe I should give myself a break
From asking myself why

Why do we suck (Give myself a break)
Why do we suck (From asking myself why)
Why do we suck (Give ourselves a break)
Why do we suck (From asking ourselves why)
Why do we suck (Give yourself a break)
Why do we suck (From asking yourself)
Maybe I should give myself a break
From asking myself why

credits

from Songs About Isolation, released May 14, 2021
Music, Lyrics, Vocals - Emil Beckford, Sofía Campoamor
Production - Emil Beckford, Sofía Campoamor, Noah Silvestry
Drums - Noah Silvestry
Mixing - Noah Silvestry
Mastering - Gabi Grella
Violin - Catherine Cerise
Shaker - Jacob Eliot Miller
Backing vocals - Arianna Mondini, Catherine Cerise, Genevieve Simmons, Isaac Scobey-Thal, Isaac Young, James Nydam, Jerome Walker, Kinsley McNulty, Mohit Sani, Sita Sunil, Skyler Chin, Syd Bakal, Abby Walker, Aïssa Guindo, Ananya Parthasarathy, Brady Kellum, Kira Sze, Garrett Schwartz, Jacob Eliot Miller, Justine Xu, Matty Norris, Thomas Hagen, Avery Brown, Dylan Young, G Laster, Hayden Kline, Elizabeth Zordani, Jack Barbey

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Emil Beckford Buffalo, New York

I'm a Buffalo-based alt electronic soul singer/songwriter/producer trying to make music that won't bore me in 5 years. I love synths, fake jazz chords, and singing higher than my vocal chords want me to. I draw inspiration from soul artists, masters of harmony, gospel icons, people who just make you feel some kind of way, and everyone in between. ... more

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