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Be My Coastguard

from Found Ourselves by Joe Adhemar

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This song is about the relationship between the artist and social media. It describes the process of trying to launch yourself from obscurity to something significant and how to come to terms with the realisation that so many ‘champions’ of Independent music, once you scratch beneath the surface, are merely parasites preying on your hope. There are many kind bloggers and playlist curators out there who do it for the love of music but the majority are not. This song is for them.

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It’s getting busy and I’m staring at the sea

An ocean full of promise that means a lot to me

They said that they would listen I’d be smothered by the throng
True enough it happened in the silence of this song

I’m entering this ocean and the dot you see is me

Am I waving as I fade into the sea?

All they could teach me was exactly how to drown

And the cruelest aspect is they can’t hear my sound

Skip the playlist and love the things you lack
Learn to know the artist, don’t blindly follow back
You’re the fade out and I’m the sudden end

If you be my coastguard then I will be your friend
You can see me waving from the edges of the sea

If I could keep on floating I could learn to shelter me
You’re getting smaller every time I stare

I feel these waves and I’m learning not to care about you

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from Found Ourselves, released January 28, 2021

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