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 luck 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