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Here's a song I wrote awhile back. It's about moving to New York and trying to differentiate yourself as an artist in a city full of people trying to differentiate themselves as artists.

CD available on iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/drew-brody/id261033524

And here are the lyrics

Change My Name - Music and Lyrics by Drew Brody

nothing going right in my life these days
wish i could go away for a little while
i wish i had the time just to clear my head
and learn to breathe again
but i'm conscious of my life passing by

there are times
when i feel so dead inside
if i'm to grow again, i have to shed my skin
i have to try to lose my head

i'll change my name
i'll change my name
i'll change my name
maybe i could change my luck

and taking all these jobs just to pay the rent
feels so different than i thought it would
and when did i become such a damn cliche?
i sit in dark cafes with my notebook in my food

look at me i'm an artist
come and watch me express
i emote to impress
it's so glamorous
i'll find the darkness (or i'll turn out the light)
if it's easy i'll fight
i'm so serious
now i'm serious

i'll change my name...

and the path of most resistance
paved the road that led to your door
you couldn't break my heart
but you broke my faith, and that's more

and that's more

always had a hunch these syllables
left me invisible to the naked eye
i'm picturing myself on the next airplane
with my brand new name
i'm as fearless as a child

and i solidify
leave the past behind
and i hold my head up high
it feels wonderful
i feel comfortable
it's a miracle: i feel so alive

when i change my name...