Pathos

by Frankie Master

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Pathos is the second single off my upcoming album. It's about the ways that modern technology has impacted our ability to genuinely relate to one another as human beings; with "empath" now commonly recognized as a unique character trait or identity rather than a certainty of being a person, apathy resulting from an incessant cycle of tragic news, and even, seemingly, increased levels of sociopathy in the lonely wake of social media (not to mention, the pandemic).

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Pathos

Flowers everywhere
Do you notice, do you care?
Do you know I’ve been crying at night?

Sunlit window sill
Shades closed, for the bill
Was it always this quiet outside?
Salted sidewalks for no one to glide

Maybe we’ll just let it burn
’Til it loses oxygen on its own
Maybe we’ll just give it time
No need to explode
These things come and go

Lost on your way
No one prepped you for the day
That you’d have to say who you are

Searching for a cause
Landed on the one
Strap it on to your dress and go to war
Type it under your name and spread the word

Maybe we don’t need to read
We don’t need to believe in anything
Who’s got the time, we’re all up in the night
Traumatized, insane
Drift off again…

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released April 21, 2023
Produced by Jake Hawrylak
Mixed/mastered by Doug Saltzman

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Frankie Master Chicago, Illinois

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discography

Aseasonal Sadness

Jun 2023
Pathos

Apr 2023
Sakura

Mar 2023
Serenity

Feb 2022
Put Up Your Walls

May 2020
Geniza

Aug 2019
Circles

Mar 2019

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