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Kill The Imposter

by Stem Champ

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I dream of arson, Freedom baby This english tongue has gone sour You dream of your son Holding hands with another man Then you wake up to take your last shower You dress me in his clothes And when I turn down a rose You start to explode This is the road less traveled with more gravel But my knees ain’t that scraped up yet And when I get to the end of the road I’m sure that I’ll be sold on this life that I have chose Burn baby burn, I’ll see u in hell
2.
Found 03:10
I listen to break up songs and think of you And all the silly shit we used to do Like stealing stray eggs from the 7-eleven And taking Black Dog pints into Buck’s empty heaven On the last day of the before times You were nowhere to be found Got caught up in the crowd I was never quite that loud As the leaves turn golden I can’t help but be beholden To all the laughs we’ve shared before I’m moving on Moving past this And I hope you get through this Maybe I owe you a kinder goodbye But I don’t have it in me to even say hi When I run into you around our old stomping grounds It’s been a year feels like a lifetime Since we were knocking back pints In the Dog’s basement Couldn't get closer to heaven if we tried I wonder what the last days of these times might look like Will we be sitting under the summer sun Or cooking up a new type of winter fun Will you be around Will I even want to be found
3.
Labour Day 02:51
Bring out the first shots of the night Wash down the fear in my life It’s a late night reconnaissance mission And you have always been in my vision It’s like i’m seventeen again Sneaking out from the party Whisper tender hellos in the alley Make a glorious return Pretend nothing happened Except I lost my glasses Bring out the rest of the firewood Light up the fear in my heart This is just the start Who knows what’ll happen in the next part It’s like I’m being seen for the first time Despite the flickering porch light Who knew these emotions would come with 24 I think I’m ready for more I make a glorious return Pretend nothing happened Except I lost my glasses
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Biked past your old apartment someone new lives there now They keep some plants on the sill The kind you could never keep around The kind your cat would kill There's a target on your back That the green machine is chasing We’ve got some practicing to do To send these champagne corks across the way I’m waiting for that glorious day A kitchen full of besties Balcony of laughter Oh I’ve missed these days When the taboo buzzer rings out for the last time I’m so happy I could cry Then we’re singing happy birthday at the top of our lungs It’s been a while since I’ve sung this song And heard all my friends singing along This time next year we won't miss what we're missing
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Kill (Outro) 02:22
I have a lot of thoughts going through my head Every single night Every single day Will the changing of the seasons ever not make me feel this way? Is being like this at 24 ok? Will I be ever able to handle rejection? Do I owe you a kinder goodbye? I wanna set this all on fire I wanna set this all on fire I wanna set this all on fire And kill the imposter

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A loss of self came with long, dark winter months spent alone and disconnected. Your friendly neighbourhood STEM champ spent their summer feeling like an imposter, overwhelmed by the presence of all, and dreaming of a life that doesn’t exist anymore.

Kill the Imposter is a collection of songs about a champion of science, technology, engineering, and math re-meeting themself through the mirror of shared experiences, letting go of the past, and building themself up to kill the imposter in them.

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Making this collection of songs has been pure catharsis and I’ve found so much joy in the process of recording and bringing these songs to digital life. I hope they make you wanna dance away your fears, and maybe, if you're up for it, kill the imposter in you.

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released October 29, 2021

made by Sare.

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Stem Champ playfully captures the joys of a summer night spent biking around with pals, tender late night conversations, and falling in love with the person you’re becoming.

These days Stem Champ (live) plays as a 4-piece making music somewhere in the lane of emo-tinged indie-rock.
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