Chapter 2: Privilege
Maeley has everything she could ever want. Still, she knows something is wrong.
Privilege
What’s it like to live a life that only knows privilege
What’s it like to receive everything that you ever ask for
What’s it like to live a life that only knows privilege
It’s a fairytale, Hollywood dream
Why do I feel so empty
What is this gnawing deep inside
I search for the answers in your eyes
I’m a child at play, you taught me to pray, showed me the way
For now, I’d rather be alone today
What’s it like
You tell me, you can’t live on borrowed light
You must find your own faith, learn from your own mistakes
But then you say that I must obey
On the bench each day for hours I play historical greats
What is it about this I hate, don’t I have it made
If this is the fairytale we’re taught to dream
Who writes the happy ending?
Innocently, I write and sing
A different kind, a different kind of melody
Optimistically, I dream, I dream of a parallel reality
What’s it like
What’s it like
What is it like
If life is a Ferris wheel, I’m on top it seems
So what am I lamenting
There is this gnawing deep inside
I’m just a reflection in your eyes
I am lucky they say, why would I run away, what could I possibly gain
For now, I’d rather be alone today
Innocently, I write and sing
A different kind, a different kind of melody
Quite honestly the grass might not be greener
But I’d like to jump the fence just to see
Optimistically, I’m spinning free of the carousel
I write and sing ‘cause I might as well
I dream, I dream of a parallel reality
This is my life
I’ve only known privilege
Credits
Lyrics and music by Emily Richards
Produced by John Jones, Emily Richards
Vocals, piano, strings by Emily Richards
Bass, guitar, programming by John Jones
Drums by Randy Cooke
Vocals, keys, strings engineered by Emily Richards at Refuge Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Bass, guitar, programming engineered by John Jones at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Piano engineered by Stephen Edwards at Birdfly Studios (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Drums engineered by Justin Gariano at Treehaus Recordings (Woodland Hills, CA)
Mixed by John Jones and Emily Richards at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Mastered by Bernie Grundmann at Bernie Grundman Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Executive Producer John Nogawski