![]() I just hope that when people listen to the song that’s kind of what they feel and hear in my own story. I don’t know if it’s social anxiety, but I’ve always felt like I’ve had to think really hard in situations to not misstep or say the wrong thing, and I’ve always dealt with that so that was the idea behind this song – to let people know that if they do feel this way or if they do feel like they’re constantly having to pretend to be happy to appease other people, whether it’s for the sake of their job or the sake of their family, it’s okay to resonate with those feelings, and not have to be okay all the time. I’ve felt that way in a lot of situations. I’ve always felt like I didn’t really fit in, and so the idea behind “Shapeshifting” is molding yourself to feel comfortable in situations that you might not feel comfortable in - and it’s not even feeling comfortable for yourself, it’s making other people around you feel comfortable. As a kid, it can be really scary to think some of the thoughts that you do or feel the things you do. I’ve struggled for a very long time with my mental health. Taylor Acorn is now prepping to play at Emo Night Brooklyn in LA this summer, but not before she opened up to Amplify Her Voice about the story behind her song, what makes pop-punk feel most like herself, and how she navigates being a woman artist in a heavily male-dominated genre. “There was an emo tribute band," Acorn says, "Then we got up and sang – It was like karaoke!” Immersing herself in the scene community, Acorn recently played at Emo Night Nashville where 1500 artists and hundreds of pop-punk fans showed up to celebrate a night of nostalgia and music. 1 , “Shapeshifting,” as well as her previously released single “ In My Head” from earlier this year proves not only Acorn’s ability to write, perform, and execute in the pop-punk genre, but that she’s exactly where she belongs. As a follow up to Acorn’s EP, Stay Emo, Pt. ![]() “Wrote this song about my own mental health struggles & how hard it is to fake happy,” Acorn says of the new release on TikTok. The artist's brand new single, “ Shapeshifting,” steps away from her traditional guitar and vocal tracking, and breaks into the emo-rocker vibe we all know and love, lyrically addressing both anxiety and honesty in that signature, raw, pop-punk way.
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