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Real Life Fan, laments the all too real pain of having to love someone from afar. Distorted arpeggiated synthesisers are cushioned by romanic string arrangements while heavy hitting and emotionally candid lyrics let listeners into the hearts of star-crossed lovers, forced apart by the gravity of a global pandemic.
lyrics
Another grey arrival on display
Looking for a pill to save the witness
Looking out I can see a distant shore
Looking down I can pull up the hands of a statue
Cause it’s you I admire
And I don’t wanna go down anymore
Cause you and me
We’re not happy here together all alone
Today I think I’ll eat my heart alone
But news from far
Comes back to you
Cause it’s you I admire
And I don’t wanna go down anymore
Cause you and me we’re not happy here together all alone
Well I’m a fan of you
I’ll make you soap and wash you down
From head to toe
A real life fan of you
I’ll make you soup and doll it out
Another bowl
You’ll never know the truth
Until you stop and wanna walk a little more
We’re standing on a rock
And you can scream it like you never screamed before
credits
released August 6, 2021
Written, recorded and produced by Jacob Vanderham
Recorded in Berlin, Germany and Kawartha Lakes, Canada
Violin and Viola by Saskia Tompkins
Acoustic guitar by Eric St-Laurent
Mixed by Thomas Upjohn
Mastered by Heather Kirby at Dreamlands Mastering
Artwork & Photography by Cynthia-ël Hasbani
Special thanks to Genevieve Marentette, Steáfán Hannigan, Dan and Anne DeLong, Cathy Vanderham and Yeda Zweifel for your ongoing love and support.
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