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Problem Solving With Projection

from Toxic Masquerade by Case Federal

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There is an ever-lurking feeling in the back of my mind
Telling me that happiness is all I need, and
I should just be grateful for the things that I have
Focus on the positivity that is
Illuminating all around me
Should I release these demons
That I’ve been repressing for so long
They will Inevitably come up from
Their hiding places anyways, and
Show their evil faces for the whole world to see
So I’ll project them on the people
Who are closest to me…

Everyone I meet seems so inferior to me
I’m sure I’m better than them in every way, and
They should open their ears
When I say these horrible things
That apply primarily to my own personality
Yet, pass them off as if they have
More of an effect on you than they have on me
Maybe then you’ll see the error of your ways
Fall down on your knees and praise me for
My intellect, my wisdom and knowledge
That I received without the use of college, or
Some fancy liberal arts degree…

I chose to follow the American dream
Just like my father before me, and
Woke up equally as lost and confused, and full of misery, so
Now I blame society for totally misguiding me
When really I was the one
Who chose to follow them so blindly
Down a path I had not set for myself, and
Believed they had my best intentions in mind
As they held that golden carrot slightly out of reach
But not enough to discourage me from
Persistently pursuing it…

As my sense of creativity falls to the wayside
And my originality, it slowly fades
I accept my role as just another cog
In the corporate machine, and
Become everything that
I once claimed to hate…

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from Toxic Masquerade, released August 5, 2022

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Case Federal Eugene, Oregon

Case Federal is a multi-instrumentalist from Charlotte, North Carolina. After growing up writing songs in the vibrant & tightly-knit Charlotte music scene; Case moved to Austin, Texas, to hone the Improvisation & Performance side of his craft. Now living in Eugene, Oregon; his focus has shifted to Songwriting & Experimental Looping. ... more

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