All For Show

by The Unknown Brothers

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This is the second song we have recorded and released since lockdown. It posed a few difficulties due to the fact we had to collaborate remotely, rather than be in the same room like we usually are.

Musically, it marks a change in direction for us, as there's not an acoustic guitar in sight. Instead, it features plenty of layered electric guitars.

Lyrically, it turns the spotlight on the topic of grief and social media, and poses the question: Is grieving something that is best kept private? Is a few token words really enough? Or those wreaths, tributes, tears, selfies, and eulogies.....are they All For Show?

We hope you enjoy our song. Thanks for listening!

lyrics

It's not enough to be alone with your thoughts
It's not enough to take your time
You've got to look for the spotlights
You've got to take your chance to shine

It's not enough to draw the curtains
To seek the comfort of your kin
You've got to show the world you're hurting
You've go to get it all on film

All the wreaths and tributes
The tears
The selfies
The eulogies

It's all for show
It's all for show
It's all for show

It's not enough, this quiet reflection
You cannot be just left in peace
You've got to give your pound of flesh
You've got to give them all a piece

It's not enough to hold your loved ones
To seek their solace in your pain
You've got to lay it on so thick
That it imprints within their brain

All the wreaths and tributes
The tears
The selfies
The eulogies
All the rubbernecking
The tired emotions
Crocodile tears

It's all for show
It's all for show
It's all for show

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released October 24, 2020

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The Unknown Brothers Wales, UK

The Unknown Brothers are Welsh songwriting duo Ciaran Ryan and Andrew Harper from Swansea, UK. They're all about melodic indie pop-rock.

You will always find their latest songs and back catalogue right here on Bandcamp, for a price of your choosing.

Their latest release is the 4-track EP 'For Now...'

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