Devil's Demands

from Bad by Maria Weissman

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about

I wrote this song about both the pain of growth and the prison that is perfectionism.

It reaffirms that it’s okay to embrace, acknowledge, and honor your whole, full, authentic self – the “good” and the “bad.” The messy and embarrassing. And that you can always look inside yourself and be your own source of respite from a difficult world.

The album concludes on a note of inner peace and hope.

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I can’t really tell if my brain’s breaking or expanding
I guess they’re kind of the same thing
Both mess with your mind

I can’t really tell if I’m growing or regressing
I guess they’re kind of the same thing
Both leave you behind

I can’t really tell if I’m finding freedom or in free fall
Is there a way of knowing when you’re mid-flight?
I can’t really tell if I’m chasing dreams or my downfall
What’s the protocol for getting this right?

Because all that I see in front of me
Is a world of impossibilities

I can’t really tell what is real and what’s pretending
Is it my ego or intuition igniting yeah
I can’t really tell if I’m f—ing up the ending
Which way do I go to just get it right?

Because all that I see in front of me
Is a world of impossibility

Maybe I just need to embrace that I’ll always feel a bit like a disgrace
And maybe, maybe that’s okay it’s okay it’s okay
Maybe I just need to realize that no matter what plans I devise the universe it has its own way, And that’s okay it’s okay it’s okay
Maybe someday I’ll understand perfectionism’s the devil’s demands
Or maybe I won’t and that’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay
Yeah maybe someday I’ll understand perfectionism’s the devil’s demands
Or maybe I won’t and that is okay, it’s okay, it’s okay

If all that I see in front of me
Is a world of impossibilities
Because I still see inside of me
a world of possibility

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from Bad, released August 8, 2022
Vocals, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard by Maria Weissman
Background Vocals by Ekiria Magala
Cello, Upright Bass by Dominic Martinez
Drums by Kevin Brown

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