Seasons of Failure
Embracing Failure: Seasons of Reflection and Redemption
Lyrics
Sorrow is a commodity you barter trading future at the cost of gold
Sorrow is a commodity you trade, sacrificing the future for immediate gain.
Prophecy like tomorrow isn't viewed any farther than your vision through stone
Foreseeing the future is limited by a narrow perspective akin to looking through stone.
Holding on to shallow threats of change in a choice of wars that stays unwaged
Clutching onto superficial promises of change in a conflict that remains unresolved.
A cycle of seasons with an ever-rising tide
Life's repetitive cycles accompanied by constant challenges.
You're wearing failure like a shining badge of pride
Embracing failure proudly as if it's an honorable achievement.
Romanticizing this choice to fall below the waves
Glorifying the decision to sink deeper into adversity.
Wasting time passing on your turn
Wasting time by not seizing opportunities.
Waging war with hollow words
Engaging in meaningless conflicts using empty or insincere expressions.
A cycle of seasons with an ever-rising tide
Repeated mention of life's ongoing challenges and difficulties.
And the cause is lost when they know there was a time that they could do better
When awareness of past potential isn't acted upon, causing the loss of a noble cause.
Self-excused it's refused to take control over and over
Repeatedly avoiding responsibility and control.
There is always another next time
A belief that there will always be another chance to act differently.
There is always a reason to fall behind
Always finding excuses or reasons to lag behind.
Sorrow lined with apologies you garner trading apathy for reaching goals
Regret accompanied by apologies, trading ambition for indifference.
Authoring a story line behind your back both hands are tied destiny has taken hold
Crafting a narrative to explain difficulties, feeling powerless and constrained by fate.
Sing along to shallow threats of change the key of fear limiting range
Singing along to insincere promises of change rooted in fear, limiting potential.
A cycle of seasons with an ever-rising tide
Reiterating the cyclical nature of life's challenges and obstacles.
Wearing failure like a weathered coat of arms
Displaying failure as a worn and accepted part of one's identity.
Romanticizing this choice to fall below the waves
Glorifying the choice to sink further into difficulties and struggles.
Praising scars self-inflicted burns
Praising self-inflicted pain or struggles.
Waging war with hollow words
Engaging in meaningless conflicts using empty or insincere expressions (repeated).
A cycle of seasons with an ever-rising tide
Repeated mention of life's ongoing challenges and difficulties (repeated).
And the cause is lost when they know there was a time that they could do better
Reflecting on lost opportunities despite knowing the potential for improvement.
Self-excused it's refused to take control over and over
Continuously excusing oneself from taking control of one's life.
There is always another next time
Belief in the availability of another chance to change one's actions.
There is always a reason to fall in line
Always finding reasons to conform or lag behind.
And the cause is lost when they know there was a time that they could do better
Reflecting on lost opportunities despite knowing the potential for improvement (repeated).
Self-excused it's refused to take control over and over
Continuously excusing oneself from taking control of one's life (repeated).
There is always another next time
Belief in the availability of another chance to change one's actions (repeated).
There comes a time to become someone else in your own eyes
Realizing the need for personal transformation or growth.
There is always a reason when it's all on the line
There's always a reason or justification when everything is at stake.
It's on the line
Everything is at a critical point or risk.
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