Story Behind The Song

This song is part of a 3-volume chronological concept album and takes place later in one's life prior to what some may call a midlife crisis. The rap verses describe two different people. One male and one female. The verses are written in a way that leads one to believe the two individuals are in a relationship. However, the two individuals are simply going through similar issues in their relationships and lives but do not know each other.

Song Description

This a song about two individuals going through rough times. Their circumstances are similar but they do not know each other. The song is written in a manner that would lead one to believe they are in a relationship together. Although the song describes relationship issues, it's more about our own struggles and feeling lost and needing something or someone to blame instead of making the change internally. The two characters in this song have lost a sense of meaning in their own lives due to trying to please others, particularly the individuals they have been in a relationship with for a long time. They've learned to seek approval to harness joy and are no longer equipped to find happiness within themselves.

Lyrics

They keep holding on
But feel like something's missing
They thinking what went wrong
We thinking who they kidding

She's been pushed too far and pulled apart
He been ripped to pieces it destroyed his heart
They both think about the bucket list they swore to start
And all the dead end careers that they both swore to part
Now 20 years have passed and it's the same routine
This ain't the life that they wanted it's the life they lead
Cause now they only follow the crowd
A pack of ants that keep marching til they swallowed and drown
Take a chance hell nah they just wallow around
Counting it down to the weekend or just counting it down
Full of grief no relief in need of hugs and a smile
Cause they forgot that they were sweet and always loved as a child
Instead of getting dialed in they just plugged to the dial
Trying to forget about the baggage that they lugging around
So start digging
But what have they found
A bunch of questions without answers and nothing profound
A bunch of tricks and nonsense they accustomed to now
They hate that fate kept em grounded but they stuck in the clouds
I know it sound like a bummer til those uppers go down
Think the world getting dumber they just, numb to it now
No one told em start running so they mucking around
They say the noise getting louder but they loving the sound
Enough to lift the sails a bit 'fore they run it aground
They can't help feeling sorry too bad it's sorry for now

They keep holding on
But feel like something's missing
They thinking what went wrong
We thinking who they kidding
It's just the same ole song
But they don't stop to listen
Trying to climb to the surface
But now they constantly digging
They keep on driving in circles
Since birth it won't stop spinning

She wants it to work he wants to play
She tired of feeling low he wants a raise
He wants a night off she feels in a daze
Cause she wants to talk and he don't know to say
They both so lost but cant find a way
Finding truth in the pools of the chardonnay
He needs something new cause it's all the same
And she needs to know that it ain't all a game
Maybe his anger from a meaningless search
While she found that the makeup hides her deepening hurt
And high heels lifts her esteem when she's seeking to flirt
And he wants to be a good guy but he speaks like a jerk
But he's been passed over passed by and passed pissed
Her past bruised her her past schooled her she's past it
Now what we're left with is what the past did
When did the magic turn so Jurassic
Cause what's new to them to him seems classic
And what's getting old to her could be replaced with plastic
While he feels that his life was so tragic
She feels maybe her change was too drastic
All the world's a stage and they put on the best show
No idea how they getting by it's something they just know
Caught up in a high whenever it gets low
Hanging on to hope cause they too scared to let go

He feels inspired
But he's locked in his cage
She feels the fire
But she's stopped in the rain
We all desire
What we not gonna chase
We wanna taste that new attire
But we not gonna change
She keeps on dreaming
Cause she's never awake
He keeps on leaving
Cause his head's in the way
They keep on breathing
But stopped believing they're great
They feeling weak, do they keep reaching
Or should they leave it to fate

One day you can be an actor
One day you can be a king
One day you gonna be the queen of hearts
A lotta nights you gonna cry ta sleep
One day you can be the president
One day you can be at peace
One day you can play the deuce of spades
Most days you only got a three
One day you gonna be a rock star
But you really need a J O B
One day you thinking that you all in love
The next day you gonna wanna cheat
One day you'll see you had a choice to make
You can stand or you can take a seat
Cause one day you'll see, the wolves all win
Cause the dreamers count on all the sheep

They say it's easy to quit
Without a lesson to face
That's why they never take the credit
When the debt's their mistake
They may regret it
But they expected to wait
She said I'm sorry, I'm too early
He said sorry I'm late