A metric of success is derived
From a number or statistic.
All your hard work may not pay off,
Sleepless evenings for crickets.
Maybe I should become a shill,
Try to get a placement deal.
Validation by committee's not working for me so well.
I can't imagine what it's like
Perpetually unsatisfied
And afraid I'm wasting my life.
Put on a jacket and go outside.
Stumbling, short of breath.
Eloquently state your diagnosis.
"Lack of motivation based neurosis."
Leaves you feeling scared, depressed, and worthless
All 'cause of a self imposed deadline.
And I can't imagine what it's like
Perpetually unsatisfied
And afraid I'm wasting my life.
Put on a jacket and go outside.
And don't come back 'til you save Latin.
Maybe I'm deluding myself.
Maybe my hunch is right,
I don't have what it takes to make
A living doing what I want while
Feeling I've accomplished something.
Toil in obscurity for twenty years,
Twenty for nothing.
Working (still) a shitty job,
Taken ahold by indecision.
I'll let you know when I know what
I'm looking for. I haven't found it yet.
I can't imagine what it's like
Perpetually unsatisfied
And afraid I'm wasting my life.
Put on a jacket and go outside.
And I can't imagine what it's like
Perpetually unsatisfied
And afraid I'm wasting my life.
Put on a jacket and go outside.