Name: But I'm Not
Duration: P00H04M17S
Description: I wrote this song when I was 25 and started feeling afraid about not being on a set career path. It ends with the hope that it's never too late to find what truly makes you happy.

But I'm Not

from The Pupa in Stasis by Mitchell Thompson

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I wrote this song when I was 25 and started feeling afraid about not being on a set career path. It ends with the hope that it's never too late to find what truly makes you happy.

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Hitting my mid-twenties,
Hitting more a wall ahead,
The opportunities are plenty,
I think I might stay home instead,
And wonder where the days are going,
Why has time been such a foe,
Entranced by how my TV's glowing,
Got to watch another show,

I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not

Lately there's depression,
Feeling like a waste of space,
I have no real career profession,
I've become an acquired taste,
And drive is not my greatest power,
I'm afraid I'm going to fail,
I think I'll take another shower,
And wash away this mental veil,

I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not
I should forget everything I was taught
About seeking perfection but ending with squat,
I should be giving it all another shot, but I'm not,

I should derail this sad train of thought,
And forget but the time and the place this is not,
I should be striking the iron while it's hot, but I'm not
I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not

Next year it'll happen,
I'll be far away from here,
I'll be a big shot in Manhattan,
But that's what I said last year,
We used to think that we'd be athletes
Or a famous movie star,
Our dreams aren't sitting in the back seat,
We're still defining who we are,

I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not

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from The Pupa in Stasis, released December 1, 2020

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Mitchell Thompson San Francisco, California

Solo artist/songwriter, working on various forms of rock and folk, mainly in the form of concept albums.

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