Liner Notes

Music copyright 2024 © The 21st Century Monads

Music and lyrics by Kris McDaniel.

Kris McDaniel: vocals, baglama, baby sitar, bass guitar, cornet, drums, hand percussion, mellophone, nova dood, stellar flutes, nova dude, clarinet, hand percussion, soprano recorder

Cover art by Carrie Jenkins.

Lyrics

I wanted to be someone new
Someone more respectable
But there was a principle
That said, “no”

Well, it makes my heart hurt
Because there’s so many worlds
Where you and I are more alike
But none where we’re identified

I wanted to be you
But the desire’s unsatisfiable
But I’m tied too tightly to my past

I wanted to be you
To have a bond so unbreakable
But I’m tied too tightly to who I am