You Know My Name is a high-energy hard rock song about identity, expectations and the frustration of being judged by what fits on paper rather than by who you really are.

Driven by a relentless tempo, heavy distorted guitars and echoing delay textures, the song moves between tension and release. The verses capture the feeling of being measured, evaluated and reduced to a few carefully chosen words, while the chorus pushes back with a clear refusal to become a version of yourself designed to fit someone else’s frame.

At its core, the song is about authenticity. About knowing that there are parts of a person that cannot be captured by titles, applications, forms or first impressions. You can explain your experience, describe your abilities and present the right words, but sometimes the most important things are the ones that have to be lived to be understood.

With its combination of driving hard rock energy, aggressive guitar tones and spacious delay, the song turns that message into something physical, restless, loud and impossible to neatly fit into a box.You Know My Name doesn’t ask for approval.
It simply draws a line: You may know my name, but you don’t know my story.

Written and produced by Carl Wali Hashmi.