A Simple Song

My income will depend entirely on my declining mental health

Whether I can force myself to write is what determines all my wealth

And so I'll write a simple song and you can sing along

It's boring, but it's catchy, it may suck, but God, it's catchy

So I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills

The algorithm hates hard work, and I don't blame them

The work that takes me hours just sits until it sours

You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation

So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification

I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills

The algorithm hates hard work, and I don't blame them

The work that takes me hours just sits until it sours

My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning

And I just have to pray that I don't end up crashing and burning

If I decide to take a break from social media, I'm dead

Because the industry has kindly put a gun against my head

And so I'll post a catchy song and you can sing along

All of my self-confidence comes down to likes and comments, so-

I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills

The algorithm hates hard work, and I don't blame them

The work that takes me hours just sits until it sours

You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation

So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification

My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning

And I just have to pray that I don't end up crashing and burning

And so I'll write a simple song

That's how it goes, that's how I sell

Can't help but feel like something's wrong

With this dark hole in which I fell

I'm pretty trapped within this loop

So wish me well

So I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills

The algorithm hates hard work, and I don't blame them

The work that takes me hours just sits until it sours

You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation

So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification

My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning

So I just have to hope that I don't end up crashing and burning