FABLED TORTOISE

[Verse 1]
Cutting corners and trading places with versions of myself
I'm feeling misguided and out of place like all the damn time
Can’t catch a break, constantly misplacing my own ego
Seconds late and steadily fading, I’m losing control
Agitated with knowing I haven’t done my best job
Furiously scraping together all of my thoughts, God
I’m sorry to all the people I hurt during my lifetime
Mulling over details in my head like they were war crimes
The parts of me I hate they never really go away now
I’m subjugated to compensating within the background
I don’t want my life to pass me by, I’m only human
Every moment forward’s being spent on self improvement

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay
I’ve got pressure stacking up on every side
Well, okay
I’ve been forced persuasion, I guess I’ll say goodbye

[Chorus]
In a whirl where I feel like nobody’s on my side
In a world where I know that only pretty people
Get what they want when they want it
Pessimistic, I can’t stop it
In a whirl where I feel like nobody’s on my side
In a world where I know that only pretty people
Get what they want when they want it
Pessimistic, I can’t stop it

[Verse 2]
Where’s a superhero when you need one?
All my friends are like the changing seasons
Feel the fading colors grow in time
Learn the art of letting go, I have been feeling ill-advised

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, okay
I’ve got pressure stacking up on every side
Well, okay
I’ve been forced persuasion, I guess I’ll say goodbye
Well, okay
I’ve got pressure stacking up on every side
Well, okay
I’ve been forced persuasion, I guess I’ll say goodbye

[Chorus]
In a whirl where I feel like nobody’s on my side
In a world where I know that only pretty people
Get what they want when they want it
Pessimistic, I can’t stop it
In a whirl where I feel like nobody’s on my side
In a world where I know that only pretty people
Get what they want when they want it
Pessimistic, I can’t stop it