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Maintain Appearances
Soft Rock
Maintain Appearances was released on May 11, 2026 by Emerge ENT LLC as a part of the album Whisperwind - Single
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Release DateMay 11, 2026
LabelEmerge ENT LLC
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM95

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cory Wade
Cory Wade
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cory Wade
Cory Wade
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cory Wade
Cory Wade
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Started out in a small suburban house
I used to skip down Dover Court
With ice cream smeared across my mouth
One of four
Three brothers and a jet black labrador
And I swore
I’d find my way to something more
I swore
Mom and dad, two so in love
Tracey and Jim
Who used to turn heads on the street
Due to the color of their skin
We’d go to church
Trying to pray away the hurt and divert
Ourselves away from things much worse
It never worked
That family photo at the mall
Couldn’t possibly capture it all
Funny how we used what little money we had
To hang us on a wall
To maintain appearances
Hated my hair
Wanted long and wavy locs
But what I got were kinky curls that hurt
When brushing through the knots
I cried alot
Found it hard to see the good in all I had
I cringe at who I was when I look back
If I could do it all again
I swear I’d not take things for granted
Funny how the moment makes you run from yourself
We always play pretend
To maintain appearances
But there was music
And there was nothing more real
Dad put a guitar in my arms for the first time
And love was soon revealed
There was music always flowing
Through that small suburban house
The walls vibrating as our souls sang out
There was music and what more
Could anybody ask for
Though it was home
Back then we never could’ve known
That mom was longing so to find herself
A mother of her own
She felt alone
And dad’s psychosis almost broke us
It was hell
Watching him fight for his mental health
Watching the veil lift
I could see all of it
The flawed humanity
In two who up till that moment
Were masters in the art
Of maintained appearances
Of hiding how real it gets
To keep us safe from it all
So there was music
Written by: Cory Wade
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