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about
The word “Bad” is a loaded one for me.
It was the constant question in my mind both before, and especially after, moving to LA. What if my music is bad? What if I’m talentless? What if I release something and it exposes that I’m actually a terrible musician, singer, songwriter, creative, human???
A few years after moving to LA, my then-undiagnosed OCD spiraled to new torturous lows. Forget worrying about whether my music might be perceived as bad. What if I’m bad? Like, what if I’m actually a really, really bad person?
At one point, when it felt like my brain was truly breaking, I spent some time alone in the desert. At night, under the stars, in the dark, I finally had this feeling of calm come over me. The darkness felt so safe and comfortable, and I was able to just finally relax in it. That’s where the chorus was born.
So, in the spirit of reframing negatives, I decided to title my entire project “Bad EP.”
lyrics
Wonder if I’m wrong wonder if I’m wrong wonder if I’m wrong for wanting you so bad
Did I choose poorly did I want you because of my family is what I need just to be free am I just bad
But I feel the taste of summer and the smell of rain I can touch the fire and feel no pain
I should be drowning but I’m swimming free the air is clear there’s no stopping me
in the pitch black darkness there’s no moon beaming bright but I am at home I don’t need the light
And the ground below should be swallowing me whole but i’m floating above it I’m in control
and I don’t think I’m wrong I don’t think I’m wrong I don’t think I’m wrong for wanting you so bad
credits
from Bad,
released August 8, 2022
Vocals & Keyboard by Maria Weissman
Drums by Kevin Brown
Written by Maria Weissman
Published by Poof She’s Gone, ASCAP
The debut LP from Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) blends '70s-style folk/pop songwriting with dreamy, swirling alt-rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 10, 2023
