The Price We Pay
Navigating Life's Compromises: The Price We Pay
Lyrics
Things never seem to go according to plans
Plans often don't unfold as expected.
so we always end up compromising,
Compromising becomes a common resolution.
we're not smart enough to have a plan B at hand
Lack of intelligence hinders the formation of a backup plan.
so we always end up improvising,
Improvisation becomes the default approach.
it's killing us to settle with the cards we get
It's disheartening to accept the dealt hand.
when we know there's much more at stake,
Awareness of greater potential but settling for less.
but giving in to pressure is the safest bet
Yielding to pressure is considered the safer choice.
& it's also our biggest mistake.
Yielding to pressure is both safe and a significant error.
Chorus: That's the price we pay, that's the price we pay (x4)
Repeated assertion that consequences are the "price we pay."
we never asked to be put into this position
Being in an undesired situation without choice.
we never had high demands,
Modest expectations without high demands.
we never claimed to be on some kind of mission
No grand mission claimed, lacking a master plan.
like we had some kind of masterplan,
Emphasizing uncertainty about purpose or direction.
it's not as if we know exactly what we came for
Unclear about the purpose or goals.
so we settle for what comes our way,
Accepting whatever comes their way.
we're always unprepared for the final encore
Ill-prepared for the inevitable final performance.
what the fuck are we supposed to say.
Expressing frustration at the lack of preparedness.
Chorus
Reiteration of the "price we pay" in the chorus.
Every move we make every step we take that's the price we pay,
Highlighting the consequences of every action.
every rule we break, every move we fake that's the price we pay! (x2)
Repeated emphasis on consequences and rule-breaking.
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