The Good Professor
Unveiling the Illusion of Self-Improvement
Lyrics
So, let's look at this thing
Encouraging a different perspective
From another point of view
Advocating viewing things from an alternative angle
Which you will at first
Suggesting an initially bleak outlook
Think highly depressing
Anticipating a negative initial reaction
Let's supposing we can't do
Considering the possibility of inability to change
Anything to change ourselves
Exploring the idea of being stuck with current conditions
Suppose we're stuck with it now
Accepting a potentially undesirable situation
That is the worst thing an
Highlighting resistance to this acceptance
American audience can hear
Noting discomfort with the idea of no improvement
There's no way of improving yourself
Emphasizing the aversion to the concept of self-improvement
Because every kind of culture in this
Stating the prevalence of a culture dedicated to self-improvement
Country is dedicated to self-improvement
Highlighting the cultural commitment to self-betterment
Just take jogging, that deplorable practice
Criticizing the practice of jogging
It's a very nice thing to run
Expressing the enjoyment of running
And to go dancing across the
Describing the joy of dancing in nature
Hills at a fast speed but these joggers
Criticizing joggers with a sound effect
(imitating shoes hitting pavеment)
Imitating the sound of jogging shoes
Shaking their bones, rattling thеir brains
Describing the physical impact of jogging
Running on their heels
Emphasizing the repetitiveness of running
There's a grimness about it it's
Highlighting the seriousness of the practice
Determinately good for you
Commenting on the perceived benefits of jogging
Why do you go to school?
Posing a question about the purpose of education
The whole point of coming to school
Asserting the true reason for attending school
Is that you're interested in something
Stating the importance of genuine interest in a subject
You don't come to improve yourself
Rejecting the notion of attending school for self-improvement
The trouble is that the schools
Addressing a misconception about the purpose of schools
Got the wrong idea
Criticizing the misunderstanding of educational objectives
They gave people honors for learning
Pointing out the misalignment of honors and learning
The reward for studying French
Questioning the reward system in education
Should be the ability
Stating the true reward for studying a language
To speak French and enjoy reading French
Emphasizing the practical benefits of language learning
And having fun with French people
Highlighting the enjoyment of cultural interaction
But when you get a degree for it
Criticizing the emphasis on degrees over practical skills
Then the degree becomes the point
Noting the shift of focus to the degree itself
In a game of one-upmanship and of course
Highlighting the competition for status in education
One-upmanship is the main business of
Pointing out the prevalence of one-upmanship in education
The educational community today
Identifying the primary concern in the educational community
You learn all the rules of how
Emphasizing the acquisition of rules for being a professor
To be a good professor
Stressing the focus on the professorial role
How to be a good professor
Reiterating the theme of being a good professor
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