Here is the transcription of my most recent video blog:

(And here’s the audio on AnchorFM)

Hey everybody, it’s Queen Mab here, and boy…it’s been a day. But I’m not going to talk about that! Instead, I’m going to play a song for you. Now I talked to you awhile back about that three song EP that I’ve been trying to finish forever and ever and ever, and I would like to play the second song for you. All of the songs on this EP are meant to be about my time in college, and the second one is about a mentor of mine. 

And I was listening to Brené Brown’s podcast, maybe…I don’t know, a few weeks ago…and I was listening to the episode where she talks with Dr. Yaba Blay, and they were talking about the need to prove. And that’s what this song is all about – is just wanting so badly to prove yourself to somebody and just always coming up short. So anyway…this song is called “Be Like You.” And I’m gonna cheat a little bit and have my lyrics up in front of me.

On the first day that I met you

You took me by surprise

You talked fast, you were energetic

Yet somehow very wise

I wanted to be who you were

I wanted to do what you did

I wanted to learn from your every move

I thought if I did what you said

Then surely I’d come out ahead

And then at the end of our time I would be just like you

I did all the things you told me

Yet somehow stayed the same

I worked hard, gave it lots of effort, but

Things never seemed to change

I wanted to keep you impressed

So you would think I was the best

And then you would always believe in me

But no matter how hard I tried

I never quite took it in stride

And that’s when I knew that I never would be just like you

I always had my own opinions

I knew what I had to do

I would go my own direction

Be it with or without you

I started to find my own way

And oh, how I hoped you would say

That I should go do what I had to do

But I don’t think you understood

It’s possible you never could

And that’s when I knew I must do it alone without you.

I guess I always knew the day would come

When I’d be marching to the beat of my own drum

I’d be doing it my way at long last

And never looking back into the past

I ignored all the warnings that you wished I’d heed

I know you think I prob’ly never will succeed

And that’s fine – but I wish that you would understand

That the things that you taught me made me who I am

I still hope someday you’ll hear me

I hate to say it’s true

I still dream of the day when you take me aside

And you say, “Hey, pal, I’m proud of you!”

Who knows if I’ll see you again

A mentor and maybe a friend

Or maybe from now on, just strangers

I know that I’ll never forget

And certainly never regret

All the things that I learned at your side

Because I wanted to be like you

Because I wanted to be like you

And I – I hate to say it, but

I still do

I still do

All right, well, there were a few small booboos in that, but nobody died, so provided you can hear my voice, I will likely post it. Thanks so much for tuning in. If you’d like to see more of my content, you can visit queenmabmusic.com. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe, and I’ll see you next time.

New Song – Be Like You

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