08 Pinocchio's Poncho (Introspective Alt R&B)

Listen to "Pinocchio's Poncho," the new introspective alternative R&B track from SPORTY GIRL. Dive into the feeling of wearing a mask and the struggle for authenticity in a world that expects conformity.

This song explores the weight of hiding your true self, the internal conflict born from societal pressures, and the exhaustion that comes from maintaining a facade. Inspired by the feeling of being disconnected ("Like a marionette dancing") and the poignant metaphor of hiding vulnerability (like Pinocchio wearing a poncho), the lyrics paint a picture of shedding layers ("Just want to shed these layers, find the 'me' lost somewhere") to break free from judgment and find the "real me." It touches on the universal human desire to be seen and accepted for who we truly are, underneath the disguise.

Following the themes explored in SPORTY GIRL's "Umber Days," this track delves deeper into the specific bitterness of inauthenticity, set against an atmospheric, alternative R&B soundscape that mirrors the internal discord.

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*Lyrics:*

[Verse 1]
Grey sky weeping, the usual dark start
Pull my hood down lower, a cowl against the stares
This persona worn, sewn from threads of expectancy
Blocked out judgment's daggers, let my own fear bloom like weeds inside
'Was that me before?' Faded photograph of a lost self
Like a marionette dancing, strings pulled tight out in the hard rain
World's a cruel design, I'm the flaw they can't erase out
Forcing smiles that crack the paint, playing roles until I break

[Chorus]
This borrowed face, this mask carved out of fear
Hiding my fault lines and fractures, hoping the truth stays buried here
This lonely anchor, this soul-aching weight I bear
Sigh...
Just want to shed these layers, find the 'me' lost somewhere.

[Verse 2]
Whose rulebook deems us 'defective' under their gaze?
Whose scripted drama tears my spirit apart?
I feel like the wrong note played, the wrong key in the wrong lock's heart
Feeling my own battery draining, playing by someone else's chart
Stage names flicker, labels stick like tar then come unstuck
Underneath the polished surface, who am I when the curtain's struck?
This bitter taste of counterfeit, performance grinds me down to dust
Seeing myself in their cracked mirror shatters my inner trust

[Bridge]
But seeing the strings attached is the first step to cutting free
A memory of feeling whole, like a half-recalled melody
Perhaps this friction sparks the change, burning urgently
Need to look inside this shell now, *now*... find my true core's decree.

[Outro]
To find the real me...
I need to find the real me...
Underneath... this disguise...
Let me finally breathe...
...The real me.

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