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We are social climbers, dead to rights,
but with a crippling fear of heights.
Rung by rung we come undone
and take ourselves down a notch or five.
We are only human beings
taught to want what we all want:
the chance to monetize the things we love,
reduce a passion to a job.
I vote
"all guts, no glory"
till forever or whenever things get boring, 'cause
I believe in underachieving
as a systematic tactic to preserve your freedom.
This can't be what we're for;
believe they need you more.
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Yes, we know 'next best'
it only tends to mean 'more dangerous'--
those who won't do what they're told.
Those prone to throwing stones at the hornets' nest.
Conscripted into culture wars
fought proxy-to-proxy on the venue floor.
Talk is cheap and no one seems to care anymore
what you did or didn't say you signed up for.
We're chasing oblivion.
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Failure's never been this fun.
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Pick your battles, then your friends.รฎ
รฌYou'll never work in this town again.รฎ
Well, if they hedge their bets on those empty threats
you can break it down for them:
no gods, no master's degree,
a life full of disasters yet to happen to me.
All guts, no glory
keeps me from being self-congratulatory.
Failure's never been as fun
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as when you're chasing oblivion,
and you know we'll never quit
singing realization hits.
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