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Repress for Success [SINGLE]

by Sprinklesong

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I wrote this track shortly after graduating with a B.S. in business administration, and feeling very lost. Despite having done well and accomplishing a lot, I felt like I really hadn't learned what I set out to learn, and it definitely had nothing to do with who I am as a person, or my long-term goals. I was also struggling a lot with some very deep identity issues. I felt like I was presenting a different face to the world than the person I actually am inside. I still feel that way sometimes, and I think maybe that's just something people feel from time to time, and I hope this song captures it well.

I feel like Luka lives in two worlds, being a primarily Japanese VOCALOID who also must sing in English when needed. She is probably embraced more by the English VOCALOID producers than most other Japanese VOCALOIDs, and so it seemed quite appropriate to me that she sing this song.

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Repress for success

Success is the people you know
Success is your process and the way that you grow
Success is the face that you show
Success isn't who you are
It's who you can impress
Repress for success

Success can be so hard to find
Success is what happens when you make up your mind
Success can so quickly unwind
Success can be tough to hold
Living in excess
Repress for success

There is a woman of eighty-five
She still puts on her face
She isn't living she's just alive
And she'll pass without a trace

Success may be with you for good
Success may be with you when you're misunderstood
Success may be all that it should
But if you allow yourself
The wrong kind of caress
Act out or express yourself
And you will be suppressed
Repress for success

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released June 4, 2018
Music & Lyrics by Daphne Sprinkle
Arranged & Produced by Daphne Sprinkle
Mixed & Mastered by The Human @ Human Studios in Portland, OR
Artwork by Spacerobinhood

Megurine Luka, © Crypton Future Media, Inc. 2009
DEX™ by ZERO-G

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I am an electronic and VOCALOID musician. Sometimes I push boundaries, sometimes I do silly things, sometimes I hit the nail on the head. Enjoy!

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