Me, Lagavulin, and a Slide Deck is now available on all streaming services. Listen using the links below, or head down to the bottom of this post to read the lyrics.
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
Amazon Music
SoundCloud
What’s this song all about anyway? Is it a true story? Is it autobiographical?
Although I’ve experienced imposter syndrome before (and even written about it), this song isn’t about me personally. This song takes inspiration from all the people I’ve met through my life and my career that are exceptionally high performers, yet have confessed to having strong feelings of imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome surfaces in the most unexpected ways, since in the majority of cases, the people experiencing it are often the best at what they do. These are my people – people that work hard, do their best, and don’t have an ego about what they’re doing.
For all you imposters, this song is for you.
Feel free to leave me a comment about the song, and don’t forget to follow me on your music platform of choice to get notified when I release other new music.
Thanks, and enjoy!
Oh and yes, I do like Lagavulin. One of my favourites.
Written, performed and produced by Brian Orr, © 2023.
Lyrics
Late night, blue light Planning for tomorrow’s stage fright Screen buzz, mind fuzz Moving further from the line of sight It’s me, Lagavulin, and a slide deck Been 21 hours since I last slept And when the sun comes up, they’ll learn my secret Closed eyes, night skies Clock ticks faster close to sunrise Babe cries, sleep dies Seeing red through these bloodshot eyes It’s me, Lagavulin, and a slide deck Been 26 hours since I last slept And now the sun’s come up, they’ll learn my secret My palms draw sweat, my belly aches I don’t remember all the takes The room fills up, and my soul shakes Those piercing eyes will eat mistakes My legs go numb and my voice breaks I know the fall of all the fakes I can’t go out like this For heaven’s sakes… “It needs a little bit of this and that Add another chart and clean up those graphs And don’t forget that report of your staff Let’s meet back here in a week and a half.” It’s me, Lagavulin, forgetting a slide deck 38 hours since I last slept And when the sun comes up, I’ll feed my secret Words and music by Brian Orr, © 2023