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Damn Things

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This song is about an internal disagreement with what happens around the world. It is also about some people who don't want to do things that are important, and they're just pretending.


A brief overview of the process: In this song, I focused on the rhythmic percussion to create a slightly playful tone. I used Groove Agent from Steinberg to create this. I also wanted to create many different synthesizers that would create beautiful harmonies with each other, and for this I used HALion Sonic from Steinberg. I also recorded many different backing vocals to add a playful touch to the song as well.


LYRICS:


I'm fooling around again
Playing with a flame
I bet you're wondering
Why my eyes are red

I don't know
I haven't slept
Oh wait a sec
Where is my head?
I'm lost in days
My deadly years
Please take me back

But people still asking
What I'm planning
What should I answer
If I'm a goat
I’m not a newspaper
No brilliant articles
But broken particles
Give me a shot

It’s bad to pretend to be someone else
So look
That’s who I am
Another hologram

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
As it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things
(To do your damn things)
(Ye-yee-ye-ye-ye)

I'm sleeping
And do nothing
My philosophy isn't ducks and drakes
My heart breaks
And brain fades
I guess I have headaches
My reality is a disease
Sorry you can't believe it
You better take a pill
And shut up
Shut up

But you're still asking
What I'm planning
What should I answer
If I'm a ghost
I’m not a newspaper
No broken particles
But stupid articles
Let me go

You know It’s good to pretend
But I don’t know what else can be wrong
When you are on your own

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
As it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
As it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things
(To do your damn things)
(To do your damn)

Tatata-da
Tata-ta-ta-ta
Tatata-da
Tata-ta-ta-ta
Tatata-da
Tata-ta-ta-ta-ta-a
Ta-taa-a-a

Don't say what to do
If you don't know the end
I'm not in mood
And I don't know who I am
Mistake on mistake
Can't handle it today
Tear off the skin of my face
Just give me some space

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
But it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

It's not familiar to you
As it’s familiar to me
So stop pretending to be sick
And go to do your damn things

Credits:


Lyrics: Maya Clars

Music: Maya Clars

Music Producer: Maya Clars

Mixing Engineer: Maya Clars

Mastering Engineer: Maya Clars

Arrangement: Maya Clars

Sound Design: Maya Clars

Vocals Arrangement: Maya Clars

Recording Engineer: Maya Clars


You can find additional information on my website: mayaclars.com


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Is this usable for gd?

I love it
specially the last minute

Love your voice and the arrangement, while a bit repetitive for my taste, is well done and the lyrics carry the song in its place.
Very crisp mix too. We'll done
Consider me a new fan😁

MayaClars responds:

Thank you so much for your review! Really appreciate it :))

Very cool, I can hear the genres combining, I like it

MayaClars responds:

Thank you a lot!

Can I use this in a gd level?

Credits & Info

Listens
4,309
Faves:
14
Votes
24
Score
4.64 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jan 2, 2026
7:35 AM EST
Genre
Indie
File Info
Song
12.9 MB
3 min 24 sec
Software
  • Cubase Pro
  • HALion
Misc. Kit
  • Groove Agent

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.