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mm​+​i

by serin oh

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mm+i (me, myself, and i) is and was a way for me to deal with the inner voices telling me that it is me against the world. This song is me addressing where those destructive opinions are coming from - myself. Growing up in the suburban midwest of the US, I looked different from every one of my classmates. As a defense mechanism, I realized that I had developed an outlook of the world in which I felt victimized and isolated. My hope with this song is to let the listener become the main character of the story, and the narrator of their own life, and in doing so, liberate ourselves from our own judgments. What did you see when listening to this song?

lyrics

[Intro]
Ladies and Gentlemen
Please take your seats
NOW

[Verse 1]
Mama said don’t smile too big
You’ll show your teeth
What’s in between
Not what you need
But I wanna shine girl
People like to find the things
That they don’t like
But I don’t mind
What they can find
So I'll go and shine girl

[Pre-Chorus]
People wanna see me cry
People wanna waste my time
People always want a lie
Took a while to realize but now I know
(Now I know)

[Chorus]
This is not the old me
You cannot phase me
Purpose kinda changed me
난너아니야
I'ma be the real me
And you might think I’m crazy (well)
You’ll hear me now

I won’t be defined
Light up all the lies
Always has been
Me, myself and I
I won’t be defined
Light up all the lies cuz
I see you now

[Verse 2]
Took a while to find myself
Now I can be clear
On who I am
As I see the mirror
I'ma go and shine girl

[Pre-Chorus 2]
People judge me with their eyes
Step back, take a look inside

[Bridge]
Voices all in my head
I am more than they say
(I think we'll do a chorus!)

[Chorus]
This is not the old me
You cannot phase me
Purpose kinda changed me
난너아니야
I'ma be the real me
And you might think I’m crazy (well)
You’ll hear me now

I won’t be defined
Light up all the lies
Always has been
Me, myself and I
I won’t be defined
Light up all the lies cos
I see you now

STOP

credits

released January 27, 2021
songwriters: serin oh + Luke Helder
producer: Luke Helder
engineer: Luke Helder
master: Manny Park

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serin oh

Born in South Korea, Serin moved to Ohio at the age of six. Growing up in church, she was surrounded by gospel music in her formative years. She discovered her love for jazz and r&b, while rediscovering her Korean roots through the lens of K-Pop, which led her to the genre of soul-pop. She hopes to uplift third culture kids in the creative world through her music, especially Asian Americans. ... more

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