I Can Only Be Me

"**I Can Only Be Me**" is the second solo single by Mars Argo. It was released on March 15th, 2023.

## Background

On August 26th, 2022, Argo confirmed in a Tumblr post that she would show her face "with [her] next song". She later posted a lyric from "I Can Only Be Me" to her Twitter and Tumblr accounts on October 25th, 2022, exactly six months after the release of "Angry".

The official title and existence of the song was confirmed in an Instagram post on March 8th, 2023, when Argo shared a portal link to pre-save the song on Apple Music and Spotify.

An official lyric video, animated by BRD and featuring photography from Nick Rasmussen and Kazutoshi Shimizu, was uploaded to YouTube on March 20th, 2023. The lyric video was re-uploaded two days later, due to audio issues with the previous one.

A music video for the song, edited by Dan Colanduno and the singer, was released to YouTube on April 20th, 2023, Argo's birthday. It features a compilation of VHS footage recorded over the course of 1994 — 2002, documenting the singer's earlier life.

In October 2023, "I Can Only Be Me" reached one million streams, which Argo celebrated by releasing a statement, thanking listeners for finding her and sharing her music, as she does not have "editorial playlisting support or anything like that". She ended her note by adding she ran over someone's foot with a shopping cart at a Korean grocery mart while "wandering around" and writing the song's melody and lyrics.

In November of the same year, Argo revealed there is a reason behind "I Can Only Be Me" and "Angry" sharing cover artworks and similar outros.

## Lyrics

* Original
* Japanese Translation

Try to take my identity

And I'll just create a new one

Or maybe I'll just be myself

Whoever that is this week

And if I cut you out

I did that shit on purpose

Uh huh

So won't you please

Pretty please

Stop trying to get ahold of me

I can only be myself now

I can only be me

I can only be myself now

I can only be me

Try to take my identity

And I'll just create a new one

Or maybe I'll just be myself

Whoever that is this week

What you looking

What you looking at?

It's safe when...

What's worth saying?

Got everybody saying

What you waiting for?

I can only be myself now

I can only be me

I can only be myself now

I can only be me

And I can only be myself now

I can only be me

I can only be myself now

I can only be me

Who said it isn't make-believe

When you can make yourself believe

Believe anything?

And who said

It wasn't meant to be

If I can't be without you

Anyway

Try to take my identity

And I'll just create a new one

私のアイデンティティを奪おうとして

新しく作れ䜀良いし

自分らしくいれ䜀

今週䛿どんな自分かな?

私䛾人生から切り離したら

わざとやったから

Uh huh

だからお願い

本当にお願い

私を探しにこないで

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

私䛾アイデンティティを奪おうとして

新しく作れ䜀良いし

自分らしくいれ䜀

今週䛿どんな自分かな?

何を見ている䛾

何を見てるんですか?

安心して言える

言う価値䛿あるかな?

みんなが言っている

何を待っている䛾?

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

今䛿自分らしくいれ䜀良い

私䛿私でしかいられない

嘘な作り話でも

自分自身を信じれ䜀

なんでも信じれ䜀叶うでしょう?

誰が言った

ある䛿ずで䛿なかった

一緒に居られないなら

とにかく

私䛾アイデンティティを奪おうとして

新しく作れ䜀良いし

## Videos

Mars Argo - I Can Only Be MeMars Argo - I Can Only Be Me (Lyric Video)-2Mars Argo - I Can Only Be Me (Official Music Video)
## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube description.

* Brittany Alexandria Sheets – vocals, writing
* CJ Baran – producing
* Mitch McCarthy – mixing
* Howie Weinberg – mastering

## Gallery

Tumblr image teasing the song.Instagram story celebrating one million streams.Statement celebrating one million streams.
## Trivia

* The final master was completed on August 23rd, 2022.[citation needed]
* It is the only Mars Argo song to have an official Japanese translation of its lyrics.
* VHS footage of a young Argo can also be seen in the 2012 *Computer Show* episode "The Future Is so Old".

## References

1. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (February 25, 2023). "03.15.23". *Tumblr*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 marsargo (March 8, 2023). "'I Can Only Be Me' 03.15.23". *Instagram*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
3. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (August 26, 2022). "I will show it with the next song". *Tumblr*. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
4. ↑ Mars Argo News (October 25, 2022). "Brittany updated her Twitter cover photo". *Twitter*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
5. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (October 25, 2022). "WHAT YOU LOOKING / WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?". *Tumblr*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
6. ↑ Mars Argo (April 25, 2022). "Angry - Single". *Apple Music*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
7. ↑ "I Can Only Be Me". *Linkfire*. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
8. ↑ shouldicleanmyroom (March 20, 2023) "Mars Argo - I Can Only Be Me (Lyric Video)". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
9. ↑ shouldicleanmyroom (March 22, 2023). "Mars Argo - I Can Only Be Me (Lyric Video)". *YouTube*. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 shouldicleanmyroom (April 20, 2023). "Mars Argo - I Can Only Be Me (Official Music Video)". *YouTube*. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
11. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (October 18, 2023). "Yeah that's right". *Tumblr*. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
12. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (October 18, 2023). "Lol jk". *Tumblr*. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Mars Argo News (October 19, 2023). "Mars Argo shares statement about 'I Can Only... (cont.)". *Twitter*. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
14. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (November 22, 2023). "Is there any reason why the cover of Angry and... (cont.)". *Tumblr*. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
15. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (November 27, 2023). "is it just me or does ur recent songs have... (cont.)". *Tumblr*. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
16. ↑ shouldicleanmyroom (March 15, 2023). "Mars Argo - I Can Only Be Me". *YouTube*. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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