Name: Pressure
Duration: P00H03M07S
Description: Pressure is about the cultural and societal pressures we begin to feel as we grow up.

Pressure

from Stay a Little Longer by Willem James Cowan

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Pressure is about the cultural and societal pressures we begin to feel as we grow up.

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I hear the pounds on the doorway
I feel the bass through the floor
You’re kind of looking in my direction to see if I’m bored
I wish I could do more
Eats me straight to the core
I see the faces around me
I hear their feet on the stairs
I feel the pulsing the short reflections they weaken my stare
I could pull out my hair
But that wouldn’t be fair

I feel the pressure in the ceiling
And though I wish that I was leaving
I feel the pressure in the ceiling
But I’ll be fine

Absence of truth in their gazes
The lack of grace in the air
A constant shuffle of quick replacements to pay for the fare
And though the sight is astounding
I'm sort of lost in the stage
Suddenly I find I'm a symptom of this unspeakable rage
I get caught on the page
Step inside of this cage

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from Stay a Little Longer, track released June 21, 2019
Written by Willem James Cowan

Produced and engineered by Willem
Additional engineering by Lliam Buckley

Mixed by Lliam Buckley
Mastered by Kyle Ashbourne

Willem - Vocals, guitars, bass, drum machine
Keegan Marshall - Congas, shaker
Lliam Buckley - Bass drum

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Willem James Cowan London, Ontario

Writing from experience, and a feeling of discomfort, Willem James Cowan aims to lighten this burden and offer solace to a generation rooted in anxiety, self doubt and social stigma. By weaving together retro and contemporary musical elements, Cowan achieves a sound that is both nostalgic and relatable. ... more

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