Those Days
Conquering Those Days: Embracing Discipline and Overcoming WearinessLyrics
What do you do on the days
Introduction to the topic of how to handle challenging days.
When you're just not feeling it? Those days
Reference to days when motivation is low or absent.
Those days
Repetition emphasizing the theme of challenging days.
Those days when I'm tired or worn out
Describes days when feeling fatigued or exhausted.
Or just basically sick of the grind
Expresses a feeling of being tired of the daily grind.
What do I do on those days? I go anyways
Indicates the action taken on challenging days - going ahead despite not feeling like it.
I get it done
A commitment to completing tasks even when motivation is lacking.
Even if I'm just going through the motions
Acknowledgment of going through actions without full enthusiasm.
I go through the motions
Reiteration of going through the motions, emphasizing perseverance.
I don't really wanna work out? I work out
Commitment to working out despite not wanting to.
I really don't wanna hammer on a
Expresses the determination to tackle a challenging project.
Project? I hammer on the project
Continuation of the commitment to work on a project despite reluctance.
Don't really wanna get up and get out of bed?
Resisting the desire to stay in bed despite not feeling like getting up.
Yeah, I get up and get out of bed
Acting against the reluctance to start the day by getting out of bed.
Those days those days
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing challenging days.
Those days those days
-Now, these could be signals that
Reflection on the possibility of needing time off but advocating against it for the current day.
You need some time off
-And those signals might be right
-They could be correct
-But don't take today off
-Not today, wait 'til tomorrow
Encouragement to postpone rest or time off until the next day.
No, don't give in to
Discouragement from giving in to immediate gratification.
The immediate gratification
Advises against listening to the tempting voice suggesting rest.
That is whispering in your ear
-Shut that down
-Do not listen to that little voice
-Instead, go through the motions
Emphasizes going through the motions, completing tasks despite low motivation.
Lift the weights, sprint the hill
Lists specific actions: lifting weights, sprinting, working on projects, getting out of bed, to be done despite reluctance.
Work on the project, get out of bed
-Lift, lift the weights
-Sprint, sprint the hill
-Work, work on the project get out of bed
-Those days those days
Repetition of the theme, reiterating the commitment to getting things done.
Those days those days
-When I'm tired or worn out, I get it done
Emphasis on overcoming fatigue and completing tasks on challenging days.
Those days those days
Repetition of the theme, reinforcing the determination to act on challenging days.
As an overall rule
General dislike for procrastination and the suggestion to put off resting if needed.
I do not like procrastination
-You need to get things done
-But, if you are going to rest
-That is one thing that
-You should procrastinate on
-That's the one thing I want you
Specifically encourages delaying rest until the next day.
To put off until tomorrow
-And if, when tomorrow comes, you still feel
If rest is still needed the next day, it is considered acceptable.
Like you need to rest or you
-Need to take a break, then okay
-But the chances are, you won't
Expresses skepticism about the genuine need for rest.
You won't need that rest chances are
-You will realize that the desire
Views the desire to rest as weakness and resistance to the disciplined path.
To rest was just weakness
-It was just the desire to take
-The path of least resistance
-The downhill path, the easy path
Emphasizes the temptation of the easy path and the importance of overcoming it.
And by simply going through the motions
Encourages going through the motions to overcome the desire for the easy path and stay disciplined.
You overcame that path
-And you stayed on the righteous path
-The discipline path
Stressing the importance of staying on the disciplined and warlike path.
You stayed on the war path
-Which is right where you know that you belong
Highlighting that the war path is the rightful and desired path.
Those days those days
Repetition of the theme, reinforcing the commitment to getting things done despite fatigue.
Those days those days
-When I'm tired or worn out, I get it done
Reiteration of overcoming tiredness and accomplishing tasks on challenging days.
Those days those days
Final repetition of the theme, emphasizing the determination to act on challenging days.
(He wants you to learn the secret style)
Reference to learning a secret style, possibly related to the discipline and determination described in the lyrics.
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