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