I know; what's the point?
If art is all you've got
It seems like it's for nothing
You think it's worth a shot
You try to hide the tears away
Like a child, you throw a fit and say
“I’m alright, it’s fine. Just one more year and I’ll be signed.”

So that’s what keeps you alive
But is that really true?
Do you exist for art
Or does art exist for you?
Well, I don’t have the answers, man
We just do what we want in ways we can
I don’t think it’s wrong
That you just want to sing a song

I know it comes off as just dumb
You’ve mastered how to become numb
But is it really so wrong to become like kids for once?

If this is everything
If that is what you mean
Why can’t you see that you’re worth more than this?
You don’t want to appease
And you want to be free
But isn’t this the same as being locked without a key?

You can’t remember why you started doing this
You’ve forgotten how much fun all this all used to be
What started as a way to cope is now another ruse
But keep doing what you want to do

It’s a state of codependency
A parasitic tendency
You give up your life to achieve your dreams
Not knowing that’s the source of your screams
“Art is my purpose in life”, you justify the strain
But there’s nothing irreplaceable about pain
Remember how you used to play
It doesn’t have to be this way

If honesty is virtue
And authenticity’s what makes art good
But revealing value in lies is a way of searching for a truth
So a toast to all the dreamers
The schemers and the builders
This doesn’t have to be your reason for living
But I don’t think it’s wrong if it helps you with healing

It seems inconsequential
We want to believe it’s essential
But as long as it’s important to you
That is what remains true

So give it all you’ve got
It might not mean a lot
But meaning’s something we assign ourselves
I know you have to write
But don’t give up your life
Don’t lose your way and don’t forget to take care of yourself

An artist, at their core, is someone who’s self obsessed
It’s the only way we can do what we do without being a mess
And that’s the point
Cause it exists for no one else but you
So keep doing what you want to do