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My Reality

from Prime Mover by Rocco of the Snow

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This was written when some hot shot producer was promising the world to my band at the time. The only thing he asked of us was that we simply change everything we did, the music, the look, the members, etc.

I was not happy. I wanted to do what we did. While I acknowledged that some aspects of what he was saying probably made very good business sense, I wanted to self indulgently make music for music’s sake. I wanted it to be pure and honest.

“Is it better to be true or a funny version of it?” I wrestled with this line for a while. I love it, but I haven’t always lived it. It’s challenging being true in a world of lies. But, it makes being true and seeking truth an even more important goal to strive for. Especially when it comes to art, real art is divine and everyone knows when you’re trying to sound like what’s hot or what makes a lot of money. As Bob Marley sang, “When music hits, you feel no pain.” You can’t feel it if it’s a lie.

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Lately I’ve been thinking about what I do with my time
And I can’t help but wonder why
My thoughts are suddenly starting to rhyme,
But they give me a reason to be alive.
Call it strange. Say what you will I’d probably agree.
It’s not gonna change. Those who know beg on their knees
Leave me mine and put your mind at ease.
Woah please…

So listen closely. Back up if you wanna hear tomorrow early.
Go on, prop the sky up. Don’t count on us waiting to dress our names up.
Oh, no- Not me. I’d rather be playing to the only vision I need.

Let me be me, Let me be me
I’m telling you now so I don’t have to say sorry.
Let me be me, I got to be me
Well you can take it or leave it but see you gotta
Let me be me, Let me be me
It’s about time you take me seriously
Let me be me, I gotta be me
Cause at the end of the day, it’s just me and My reality.

All of your wishing won’t change my ways
Honestly, try to feel me out, well just hear me say-
Waste your time, but let me keep my days.
Carefully, they try and suggest we take a different style.
That may be the smart thing to do after a while…
I can’t help but have to hint a smile.

You can throw him in the fireplace
Or you can hold it all in and save your grace.
It’s only made up of a couple of strings,
You can pull them apart and see what it brings.
Is it better to be true or a funny version of it?

credits

from Prime Mover, released December 21, 2018
Rocco DellaNeve-Vocals, keys, Synths, Guitar, Bass, beat production
Joseph Secchiaroli- Guitar Steve Padin-Drums

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Rocco of the Snow New York, New York

Rocco of the Snow is a New York City-based multi-instrumentalist & producer/engineer hailing from Buffalo, NY. In his music, you'll hear his Romantic era/Jazz sensibilities mixed with four-on-the floor dance grooves, funky key-basslines, analog synth-heavy production, and introspective bordering on self-indulgent lyrics, always coming together with the intention of holding melody to be paramount. ... more

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