Effort and Reward
Unjust Balance: Effort and Reward in a Cruel World
Lyrics
See you walking out with that saleswoman's smile
Observing someone with a confident and persuasive smile, possibly a saleswoman.
Gonna ask them if you can play to
Planning to inquire if permission is granted for playing something.
Now you're coming back with a face full of fire
Returning with a determined and passionate expression, suggesting a confrontational experience.
Guess those fuckers just weren't ready for you
Implying that others were unprepared or resistant to the person's assertiveness.
Oh it's not fair there's no law that links together effort and reward
Expressing a sense of injustice, highlighting the absence of a connection between effort and reward in life.
You don't wanna play anymore and I can't blame you
Acknowledging a reluctance to engage in certain activities, possibly due to the perceived unfairness.
Try to cheer you up but there's a crack in your cup
Attempting to uplift someone's mood, but recognizing a lingering emotional burden.
I can see that it's still eating you
Observing that the emotional weight is still affecting the person despite efforts to bring comfort.
Oh other kids are such fucking dicks
Expressing frustration with other individuals who are unkind or disrespectful.
They don't deserve to breathe the air you do
Affirming that the person deserves better treatment and has a right to exist.
Oh it's not fair there's no law that links together effort and reward
Reiterating the perceived injustice in the lack of correlation between effort and reward.
You don't wanna play anymore and I can't blame you
Acknowledging the person's decision to disengage from certain activities due to the perceived unfairness.
Wish I did not have to teach you to live
Expressing a wish that teaching essential life skills didn't involve dealing with unnecessary difficulties.
With all of this bullshit
Conveying frustration with the challenges and complexities of life.
Something in your eye as you started to smile
Noticing a change in demeanor, possibly a mischievous or rebellious expression.
As you pushed that kid and took his ball
Describing an incident where the person took assertive action, possibly aggressively taking control of a situation.
I should have played the cop but didn't want you to stop
Admitting a reluctance to intervene in the person's assertive actions, allowing them to continue.
As you kicked it hard over the wall
Describing an act of defiance, kicking a ball forcefully over a wall.
Oh it's not fair there's no law that links together courage and reward
Stating another instance of unfairness, emphasizing the lack of a connection between courage and reward.
You don't wanna play anymore and I can't blame you
Acknowledging the person's decision to withdraw from activities due to the perceived lack of correlation between courage and reward.
Oh it's not fair there's no law that links together courage and reward
Reiterating the theme of injustice in the absence of a link between courage and reward.
You don't wanna play anymore and I can't blame you
Affirming the person's choice to refrain from certain activities, recognizing the difficulty of the situation.
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