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Anxious People
“Anxious People” plays with the irony of everyday hustle: rhythmic and lively, it stages inner chaos with a light touch. Through a driving melody, it turns insecurities into an invitation to take oneself less seriously, dancing atop the little worries.
Video:
Filmed and edited – by Paola Rossato and Dean Zobec
Song:
Words & Music by Paola Rossato
Produced by Matteo Brenci and Paola Rossato
Vocals: Paola Rossato
Guitar: Matteo Brenci
Mastering & Mixing: Francesco Marzona
Lyrics
Lyrics (click to collapse)
- ANXIOUS People -
I feel like I’m stuck along the road to nowhere,
My conscience has just left behind.
There is a constant noise of screaming voices,
My mind is full of
Silly ruminations, silly ruminations
Chaotic twisters against my imagination, oh, man, that’s crazy!
I used to worry ‘bout the future but it’s pointless.
Now I’m just living for today.
Maybe I should calm down and take a step back
Just to relax and stop - relax and stop those
Silly ruminations, silly ruminations
Chaotic twisters against my imagination - oh man, that’s crazy!
I need to wake up, clear up, calm down, break up, take a step... back.
I need to wake up, clear up, calm down, break up, take a step… back.
I didn’t take care of myself - it wasn’t on the agenda,
I have to deal with all my fears
I want to learn the static calm of a Tibetan monk:
I’ll ask my cat.
I need to wake up, clear up, calm down, break up, take a step… back.
I need to wake up, clear up, calm down, break up, take a step back.
People don’t really understand; they just hurry
Toward the peace they’ll never find.
A few million cars are racing fast in this game:
No one will win - but never mind.
The day will come when we stop looking outside; then we’ll begin to see our souls
For now, we have to deal with our anxiety by trying to stop all these
Silly ruminations, silly ruminations
Chaotic twisters against my imagination - oh man, that’s crazy!
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Behind the video and the song
The song takes its name from the book “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman. It all started as a creative prompt: pick a book title from my personal library and write a song around it.
This video was filmed between the Peace Monument in Cerje, the Nova Gorica train station, and a few scenes at my home. To have the station all to myself and avoid people walking through the shots, I set my alarm for 4:45 a.m. and started filming at 5:45. Urgh! Cerje wasn’t much kinder. We caught the first light of dawn. And for Dean, driving all the way from Trieste, it meant an even earlier start. The playful map scenes are my way of showing how many of us go through life without really knowing where we’re going next, even if we like to think we do.
Fun fact, this is actually the fourth official music video we made for Anxious People, not counting the lyric video (!!!). I filmed the first two versions by myself in Budapest, then a third at Lake Balaton, but something always didn’t feel right, so just a few days before release, we made the scary decision to start all over again. Looking back, I’m really glad we did. Hope it makes you smile.
A couple of extra fun facts: the “magic wand” was actually one of my drumsticks.
And the magazine I’m flipping through? My hairdresser gave it to me the day before, when I decided to dye my hair this funny, super-vibrant colour specifically for this video! I was about to throw the magazine away, but it somehow earned a starring role instead. And yes… now I’ll be rocking this hair colour for the next few months 😄 and actually, I like it!