Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
Sidney Gish
“Impostor Syndrome” is about how Sidney Gish feels as if she isn’t good enough and not worthy of her achievements. She is hyper-aware of herself and knows that she shouldn’t feel so insecure, but she can’t help herself with her imposter syndrome.
Her insecurity and anxiety comes from the overwhelmi...
[Verse 1]
Unfortunately, I am
My own dog, my own fur companion
My own old lady on a forum
Who types in glittery decorum
Unfortunately, I take
Myself out walking every day and
I hand my legs to the feet and
I give my head to the leash
[Chorus]
Every other day I’m wondering
"What’s a human being gotta be like?
What’s a way to just be competent?"
These sweet instincts ruin my life
Every other day I’m wondering
Was it a mistake to try and define
What I’m certain’s mad incompetence?
These sweet instincts ruin my life
[Verse 2]
I can’t smell well, or tell the time
Not K through 8, nor K dash 9
For human, grossly underqualified
For canine, grossly overqualified
I don’t blend in at PetSmart
And that truth holds true at the Walmart
’Cause in either case, they say to me
"What the fuck is lost in aisle 3?"
[Chorus]
Every other day I’m wondering
"What’s a human being gotta be like?
What’s a way to just be competent?"
These sweet instincts ruin my life
Every other day I’m wondering
"Was it a mistake to try and define
What I’m certain’s mad incompetence?"
These sweet instincts ruin my life
[Verse 3]
Just watch me, moving far away
Nobody even knows my name, and
No one suspects that I’m not fine, and
Nobody outs behavioral Frankenstein
Just look at Victor in LA
And Syd with the "y" at U of A
And all the majors at the labels
Rebooting soon as I am able
[Chorus]
Every other day I’m wondering
"What’s a human being gotta be like?
What’s a way to just be competent?"
These sweet instincts ruin my life
Every other day I’m wondering
"Was it a mistake to try and define
What I’m certain’s mad incompetence?"
These sweet instincts ruin my life
[Outro]
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These sweet instincts ruin my life
Da da da da da da, da da da
Da da da da da da, da da da, da
Da da da da da da, da da da
These sweet instincts ruin my life
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Impostor Syndrome was written by Sidney Gish.
Impostor Syndrome was produced by Sidney Gish.
Sidney Gish released Impostor Syndrome on Sun Dec 31 2017.
From 2019 Audiotree session:
From 2019 Twenty Summers Concert:
From 2019 at Sleeper Radio Concert at The Sinclair:
From 2017 Sound It Out session:
From 2017 Front Row Boston session (with modified lyrics):
Cover by Cavetown: