Feb 2022 piano ballad pefectionism musical theaterish
A mantra for myself I've become attached to is "there is no A in being human/ you can take it pass fail" meaning in striving to improv yourself its not like there are grades. It helps me in working thru perfectionism and whatnot. Anyway, here's this power ballad. It's still in its raw stages but I'm very happy with it so far.
Also let me know if the context of the verse helps the lyric of "No A in being human" when I first told my husband the title he was like "uh but there is an A in human" =P
I remember in 4th grade
We had this ritual at the end of the school day
Our teacher had us take out our planners
And we’d fill them out together
I loved knowing what I needed to do
All the boxes that I needed to check
I miss those easy days
When what you needed to do made sense
And I spent the first half of my life chasing straight As
And now I live life like there’s gonna be some test
But in life there are no grades
And figuring out what’s important is a bit complex
There’s no A in “being human”
You can take it pass fail
Who do you think is giving out grades anyway?
There’s no A
There’s no A
Now the closest thing to grades I have is
Facebook likes and paychecks
And putting all my energy toward whatevers due next
It’s hard not to think of 4.0 scale
Perfectionism takes its toll
Gas prices are like 3.90 and I think
Yikes but nice job gas! you made the honor roll
So i try to do my best
And I know that changes day to day
And yet to say something is my “best”
Implies there’s a perfect way
but
There’s no A in being human
You can take it pass fail
Who do you think is giving out grades anyway?
There’s no A
There’s no A
And it turns out all the things things you learn
are just tools in your tool box you sharpen
And every mistake is something you can learn from
Even if it still feels bad
And lifes seasons don’t operate on a semester system
The classes life enrolls you in just take as long as they take
No grades only stories
There’s no A in being human
You can take it pass fail
Who do you think is giving out grades anyway?
There’s no A
There’s no A
@hoppiern Feb 2022
I really enjoyed listening to this - as always, you have some great lines in there and this is a really relatable topic for sure. The gas lines made me giggle! Very nice song!!
@metalfoot Feb 2022
This was absolutely splendid.
@skibum1066 Feb 2022
I like this song. It's a lovely take on the human condition in 21st Century USA. Thanks. My son-in-law is a stand-up comedian. I think he would like this song. Could I download it and send it to him?