Act Different
Navigating Pain and Isolation: Act Different by Karma Sutra
Lyrics
Everybody wants to talk about
Expressing frustration about people discussing depression.
Oh yeah I'm depressed
Mocking the idea of claiming to be depressed.
I'm in pain
Dismissing claims of pain and suffering.
Uh nobody goes through what I go through
Asserting a unique and intense experience of hardship.
Bla bla bla bla bla
Dismissing repetitive, meaningless talk.
Shut the fuck up
Bluntly telling someone to be silent.
You don't know about fucking depression
Challenging others' understanding of depression.
Until you wake up every morning feeling like shit
Describing the persistent feeling of morning misery.
And you become so use to it you're numb to that shit
Adapting to the constant pain to the point of emotional numbness.
Don't fucking talk to me about pain
Rejecting sympathy and advice about pain.
Admiration turns to jealousy
Transitioning from admiration to jealousy.
Friends turn into enemies
Highlighting the transformation of friends into enemies.
They feed off my energy
Others draining the speaker's energy for their benefit.
Hope they don't remember me
Expressing a desire to be forgotten.
Looking for me desperately
Others desperately seeking the speaker.
I know that they envy me
Acknowledging the envy directed at the speaker.
I know that they envy me
-I know that they envy me
-But still
Despite envy, expressing support for others' success.
I'll clap for you till you reach the finish line
Applauding others until they succeed.
Pain you hold
Pointing out others' lack of awareness of the speaker's pain.
You don't seem to remember mine
Highlighting the one-sided nature of relationships.
You one sided
Criticizing someone for being out of line.
And you way off out of line
Stating patience but emphasizing not to waste time.
I have patience but please do not waste my time
Rejecting a situation with a negative exclamation.
No (Ohh oh ohh)
Expressing inner turmoil or dissatisfaction.
No one gives a fuck till they all give a fuck
Noticing a lack of concern until a significant event occurs.
And that shit really hit me like a eight-wheeler truck
-Keep to myself yeah y'all stay stuck
-Up on your bullshit, deuce I chuck (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh)
Dismissing others' problems with a dismissive gesture.
Smoking less I'm focused more
Describing personal growth and overcoming a toxic relationship.
Hurt me, broke me to my core
-Please don't hit me up no more
-Times have changed not like before
-You were someone I adored
-Loving you turned to a chore
-My mind's already at war
-I can't do this anymore
-I just wanna know how you could ever treat someone like this
Expressing frustration and ending a relationship.
You tell me you're down but okay how did we end up like this
-Oh the questions that I have
-But I won't waste my breath to ask
-It's over yeah yeah I'll say it for the people in the back
-No one gives a fuck till they all give a fuck
Repeating the theme of neglect and dismissal by others.
And that shit really hit me like eight-wheeler truck
-Keep to myself yeah y'all stay stuck
-Up on your bullshit, deuce I chuck (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh)
-I don't have the energy for fake conversations
Rejecting fake conversations and addressing rumors.
I know on the low yeah you talking on my name and
-Don't move so confused when you pull up in my face yeah
-And I tell u to move
-Yo I'm done with this fake shit
Expressing a decisive break from fake interactions.
No one gives a fuck till they all give a fuck
Reiterating the theme of indifference until it affects everyone.
And that shit really hit me like eight-wheeler truck
-Keep to myself yeah y'all stay stuck
-Up on your bullshit, deuce I chuck (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh)
Ending with a dismissive gesture towards others' nonsense.
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