‘Make Believe Penitentiary’ is a rather flowery yet strangely dark piece of scenic synth rock driven beats and melodies. As the song would imply, it’s effectively about feeling trapped in your own mind. You ever so often find yourself warped under the walls and cells of your own mind’s confines as it refuses to let you out despite all these merely being imaginary walls that are self-imposed. That self-induced anxiety and stress forms the basis of Filmm’s synth driven alternative rock anthem. The lyrics are still catchy as ever with a rather glamorous sheen draped on top of it due to the shimmering synth work and raucous yet measured percussive smashing.
