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ANXIETY

by Soul Bandit

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about

As someone who was diagnosed with anxiety in elementary school, I've spent most of my life trying to find ways to mask it, fight it, suppress it, anything to prevent it from interfering with me achieving my goals in life. This song is intended to be a kitschy representation of the way my anxiety manifests. The duality of the upbeat bubbly music & sad/frustrated lyrics are a reflection of what I present on the outside vs the constant central nervous system meltdown going on inside of me. With mental health awareness becoming more and more prevalent and open discussions about anxiety/depression/trauma/etc becoming less taboo, I know that I am far from alone and that my daily struggles are also a reality for millions if not billions of other people. I really hope this song speaks to others who are in an ongoing daily mental health battle and perhaps serves as a silly & fun musical companion to those whom it resonates with.

lyrics

Hi, Hi.
How am I?
Oh...how am I supposed to explain why
I don't want to come out I just want to hide
from the world and everyone
but I can't lie...

What do I
What do I
What do I do?
I wanna wanna
run around
hang around
play around too.
Sometimes I wish it
coulda been
shoulda been
woulda been you.
But you don't have a clue.
So I'll spell it out for you.

A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Makes me wanna wanna cry
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Curl into a ball and hide
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
No matter how hard I try
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Feels like I'm about to die!


Why oh why am I
Oh why am I this way?
I feel so drained.
Overstimulated or am I insane?
All of this technology just hurts my brain.

What do I
What do I
What do I do?
I wanna wanna
run around
hang around
play around too.
Sometimes I wish it
coulda been
shoulda been
woulda been you.
But you don't have a clue.
So I'll spell it out for you.

ANXIETY
makes me wanna wanna cry
ANXIETY
curl into a ball and hide
ANXIETY
no matter how hard i try
ANXIETY
feels like I'm about to die.

Stop asking me if I'm okay.
Stop asking me if I'm okay.
Stop asking me if I'm okay.
Stop asking me if I'm okay
I just want you to go away.

A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Makes me wanna wanna cry
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Curl into a ball and hide
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
No matter how hard I try
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y
Feels like I'm about to die!

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released July 30, 2021

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