Shoegazers

[Verse 1]

Indie rock is full of privileged white kids

I know because I’m one of them

Who else has the luxury to gaze backwards?

[Verse 2]

I went out on the road with my girlfriend

I watched her have the career most people dream

It doesn’t sound so bad

Buffet breakfast on the terrace

Young men wearing glasses and sweaters

But it’s exhausting up here on the surface

[Verse 3]

I’ve spent a lot of time wondering what I should be doing

Success is a slippery eel that keeps on moving

It has nothing to do with making music

It has nothing to do with making music

[Verse 4]

Most critics are pussies who want to look cool

Those who can, they do

Those who can’t, review

What’s hot today is forgotten tomorrow

All that you have is your joy and your sorrow

[Verse 5]

I don’t mean to sound bitter when I say

Life is the great leveler no one can escape

Failure and sadness breaks us open and connects us

If not in this life, then the next one