Western University | 2023 Popular Music Studies Audition Video | Grace Winnemore

Hello Western! My name is Grace Winnemore, and this is my audition video for the Popular Music Studies Program. My instrument is laptop performance/production (I am a songwriter and music producer).
I additionally made an EP as part of this audition. I didn’t include it for the reason of not wanting to make the video too long. However, if you would like to hear the other songs, this is the link:
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Here are the lyrics for “Shut Up!”
I just quit my job
No
It's not like they laid me off
So I try to keep my emotions in control
They say I told you so
I say I got to let it go
The other day some guy took a picture of me on his phone
And in my head I just said can you leave me alone
Why is the world so cold
Cause this just don't make sense to me
They tell you to relax but won't let you breath
Stuck in an endless movie
And there's nothing really left to believe
This world is full of lies from too many girls and hypocrite guys
I don't know who I should trust
This is how I feel right now
Got to shut up
No one wants to hear about your stuff
They say I talk too loud
Talk too loud
So I'll shut up for now
Up for now
They say I talk too loud
Talk too loud
So I'll shut up for now
Up for now
I just got a new job
And I already kinda wanna stop
But it's not like you'd really care
Cause you were never really there
And if I said all of this stuff out loud
I don't think you'd ever really want me around anymore
You'd push me right out that door
Just like you've done a million times before
Cause this just don't make sense to me
They tell you to relax but won't let you breath
Stuck in an endless movie
And there's nothing really left to believe
This world is full of lies from too many girls and hypocrite guys
I don't know who I should trust
This is how I feel right now
Got to shut up
No one wants to hear about your stuff
They say I talk too loud
Talk too loud
So I'll shut up for now
Up for now
They say I talk too loud
Talk too loud
So I'll shut up for now
Up for now
Here are the lyrics for “Cafeteria”
There are 14 empty seats
In the cafeteria at my school
There are 13 thick textbooks
In the math classroom
There are 12 reasons why
I should sit down and cry
And sulk in doom
But I’ll just suck it up
Before this building erupts
Cause that’s what makes you cool
Right?
But who am I
And who are we
And what if we’re
Not where we’re supposed to be
And who are you
And what do you do
I don’t know
We’re turning blue
Cause it’s cold outside
And we’ve got nowhere to hide
The water will dry
Come on we have got to try
Sit and sigh
This is goodbye
The people all are walking
All throughout the halls
At my school
And the walls are caving in
And the people are small
The world is cruel
But we should just shut up
And just suck it up
Cause we can’t change a thing
And nothing really matters
And the natural disasters
Can’t be stopped
Oh we can’t stop
But who am I
And who are we
And what if we’re
Not where we’re supposed to be
And who are you
And what do you do
I don’t know
We’re turning blue
Cause it’s cold outside
And we’ve got nowhere to hide
The water will dry
Come on we have got to try
Come on
Come on
Sit and sigh
This is goodbye
…
Thank you so much for watching my video!
Sincerely,
Grace Winnemore