{Verse 1} I talk so gentle, people call me 'mental' Writin' with a paper and a pencil to instrumentals People only do this stuff for the resumé You don't need to hesitate, just focus on education But remember there is more to life, sorta like overnight Stay up past crack of dawn when it don't even matter on One essay, one project, one great is all we're after If you want to be an artist, musician or an actor Cry about your report card, B-plus in chemistry Keep tellin' me if that affects my real life, and then we'll see Jealousy is prominent, school first dominant I don't have a problem with, I just see other options in This life, be it how you wanna be, see it how you wanna see Good life full of happiness and honesty And honestly, kickin' it and fall asleep Boring as it is, it's good to dream about your future and philosophy {Hook} Stay true to your lives Every single day, we're stuck with our usual lives Livin' 'em out, but it's for you to decide How you wanna make use of them, so just do what you like {Verse 2} Yeah, {?} usual, workin' at a cubicle His dreams and passions died and he skipped out on the funeral Always on some musical with violins so beautiful The night his dreams had come true, abilities unusable Got married and had kids, dyin' was so tragic Funny how nothing special had ever happened How is this the average {?} is just a concept So easy to imagine, I'm speechless; no comment {Hook} Stay true to your lives Every single day, we're stuck with our usual lives Livin' 'em out, but it's for you to decide How you wanna make use of them, so just do what you like {Verse 3} Yeah, remember these celebrities suicides', depressin' scenes When we thought they had anything and everything they'd ever need And then you see Josh makin' 12K a year And it's clear that he's happy, without sadness or fear Which would you rather be? I'd rather be happily ever after, the Other scenario, nobody should have to see Contribute to society, stray away from anxiety Stand up, you know that I will see, I believe I'll achieve {Hook} Stay true to your lives Every single day, we're stuck with our usual lives Livin' 'em out, but it's for you to decide How you wanna make use of them, so just do what you like {Verse 4} Yeah, you're not gonna get shot for missin' an apostrophe You ever gonna use cursive again? Probably not I've constantly got so much knowledge forgotten I thought I would remember these formulas, but I'm sorry, I got Carried away, technology's hot Check through your following, borrowing for free, but it already costs No credit cards, my apologies, boss Google's made one for you, and it's charging a lot You've probably bought a thousand worth of ads and pop-ups Nothing's ever free, you're always trapped and locked up Cost lots pasta, boxed up in these systems I try to spit the truth, but nobody ever listens