Perfect Formality
Perfect Formality: A Musical Odyssey of Individuality and Struggle
Lyrics
Checkin out the wake-up show and I know
Listening to the wake-up show, realizing I don't fit in.
I'm never gonna fit in
Feeling like an outsider in the music scene.
The patterns sound the same in the flows and it shows
Noticing the repetitive patterns in music, indicating a lack of true attention.
That no one's really listenin
People are not really paying attention to the music.
See all I wanna do is be Radiohead
Desire to create music like Radiohead, aiming for innovation.
And do something ingenious
Aspiring to do something creative and unique.
But I get two stars and a half instead in a magazine
Receiving mediocre reviews in a magazine, feeling discouraged.
And it seems hopeless
Feeling a sense of hopelessness in the pursuit of musical success.
Look and see what you've done to me
Reflecting on the impact of external judgment.
It's just a perfect formality
Acknowledging the situation as a perfect but unpleasant formality.
And if you lock me out you'll never get the key
Locked out of mainstream success, realizing the key is elusive.
It's just a perfect formality
Accepting the harsh reality as a necessary but perfect formality.
So I let it go, let it go…
Choosing to let go of expectations and judgments.
It doesn't matter to me
Expressing indifference to external opinions.
I let it go, let it go…
Reiterating the decision to let go of societal expectations.
It doesn't matter to me
Remaining unaffected by external pressures.
Meeting all the hip-hop stars and it's weird
Interacting with hip-hop stars but feeling out of place.
I don't pretend to know them
Not pretending to be familiar with famous figures in the industry.
Just noticing who I'll have to eventually kill
Aware of potential competition and challenges.
I don't intend to show them
No intention to reveal true feelings or vulnerabilities.
See all I wanna do is be number one
Aspiring to be the best and earn respect.
And have everyone bow down
Desire for recognition and admiration from others.
Why does it feel like it's so hard to be done?
Feeling the difficulty of achieving success in the music industry.
See I just wanna be cooler than you
Expressing a desire to be perceived as cooler than others.
Look and see what you've done to me
Reflecting on the impact of external judgment.
It's just a perfect formality
Acknowledging the situation as a perfect but unpleasant formality.
And if you lock me out you'll never get the key
Locked out of mainstream success, realizing the key is elusive.
It's just a perfect formality
Accepting the harsh reality as a necessary but perfect formality.
I let it go, let it go…
Choosing to let go of expectations and judgments.
It doesn't matter to me
Expressing indifference to external opinions.
I let it go, let it go…
Reiterating the decision to let go of societal expectations.
Na na na na…
Concluding with a nonchalant "na na na" as a form of closure.
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