Lyrics
Do you ever put yourself in a good mood?
Questioning if the listener consciously uplifts their own mood
Once in a blue moon
Expressing rare occurrences of being in a good mood
Rest of the time it’s the outside world that affects how you view you
Suggesting external influences shape self-perception
Oh you counting up views on YouTube
Highlighting the focus on online popularity through YouTube views
Oh you counting on friends to boost you
Dependency on friends for validation
Oh you spreading your views in the internet
Criticizing the tendency to express opinions on the internet
Hating on the next man putting in work
Disapproval of disparaging others working hard
The reactions amuse you
Entertainment derived from others' reactions
But the laws of attraction’ll bruise you
Warning about the consequences of the laws of attraction
The algorithm’s such a fickle mistress
Commenting on the unpredictable nature of algorithms
In one second there millions the next you’re invisible
Highlighting the transient nature of popularity
Think what ten years'll do to you
Reflecting on the impact of time on personal growth
But it’s nothing new, from my point of view
Emphasizing the commonality of depending on others
They’ll depend on you, if you’re dependable
Stressing the importance of dependability
If you depend on them, you’re reprehensible
Condemning dependency on others as reprehensible
This is not a pool, it’s the ocean floor
Metaphorically describing life as the ocean floor, emphasizing community
Help out other fish, that’s what schools are for
Encouraging mutual support within a community
Community, what that mean to you?
Prompting reflection on the meaning of community
What that means to me, is real human beings
Defining real human connection as the essence of community
Therefore social media, is some in between
Regarding social media as an intermediary form of connection
Don’t trust it, learn to trust yourself
Advising skepticism towards social media and self-trust
You can’t love somebody if you loathe yourself
Linking self-love to the ability to love others
You can’t loan a buddy if you owe yourself
Emphasizing personal integrity in relationships
You’ll avoid the hurdles if you know yourself
Advocating self-awareness to navigate life's challenges
Toute ma vie quelque-chose de plus
French verses expressing a lifelong search for something more and the pursuit of happiness
Cherche le bonheur par ici
-Si c'est le cas comme on me l'a dit
-Comme un bateau dans la nuit
-Toute ma vie je cherche quelque-chose de plus
-On m'a dit que le bonheur me cherche aussi
-Si c'est le cas, on se croise
-Comme des bateaux dans la nuit
-I used to self-negate, self-abase,
Reflecting on personal growth, self-awareness, and overcoming internal struggles
Talk over others give myself a raise
-Overshadow others get myself the rays
-Always undervalued yet I begged for praise
-Lying to myself I really felt okay
-Til the campus gardener turned and said
-"Why are you sad?
-You act happy but you’re sad deep inside"
-That was profound to say
-To a young teen trying to keep the clouds at bay
-But I didn’t know it, 'cos I didn’t show it
-Now I’m grateful for this, enigmatic moment
-That made me realize I was in a clown’s parade
-Miles away, from what I am today
-Although I’ve only climbed the bottom of the mountain range
-I still self negate, self abase
-Talk over others give myself a raise
-But now from time to time I check myself and stop and wait
-Listen to my heart beat pound away
-Listen to my breath like the sound of waves
-Get out of my head like a house ablaze
-Channel my emotions when I rant and rage
-Let go and accept all the doubt and pain
-I can decompress, do massage and stretch
-No such thing as debt, when love's the pay
-Toute ma vie je cherche quelque chose de plus
Continuation of the French verses with a focus on self-improvement and determination
On ma dit que le bonheur me cherche aussi
-Si c’est l’cas, on s’croise comme des bateaux dans la nuit
-Je mène un combat comme spartacus
-Suis-je un figurant ou protagoniste
-Dans tous les cas, je cherche à m’améliorer à tout prix
-I don’t want to give up now
Expressing a struggle with indecision, self-doubt, and the determination to keep going
I believe there’s more for me to
-Do but I can’t figure out
-What choice I should pick so I can’t
-Move my ass and get up out
-Of this place I’m stuck with all this doubt
-But I know, gotta keep going…
-One day this will all work itself out
Hopeful anticipation that challenges will eventually be resolved
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