Keep On Walking [Deluxe-Only]
from Desync (Deluxe Edition) by James Paddock
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"Keep On Walking"
This song calls out "hustle culture" and the unending stream of advice centred on work, motivation and ambition that is pervasive these days. Self-help gurus and experts in management love to proselytize these things, as if working oneself to the bone will in the end reap proportional rewards. This is hardly ever the case. Burnout, both creative and physical, can be an absolute death sentence for some, especially those caught in a cycle of tying their own sense of self-worth to their productivity. The ability to unceasingly create, socially network, market or promote oneself, or even to simply do things at all, should never determine someone's worth or self-esteem.
Many times I've seen individuals, including close friends, face extreme mental distress due to feeling inadequate or incapable - deeply talented people who have somehow told themselves they cannot amount to anything. They turn to all sorts of extrinsic solutions, but refuse to slow themselves down or treat themselves kindly. When motivation and ambition outweigh physical capability, the effects on these people can be enormous and felt by everyone around them.
"Worth" is a non-measurable and ultimately useless commodity in terms of human interaction. Worth is either bestowed upon us, in which case it is invariably delivered without any consistency or reliability - or it is born intrinsically, in which case it must be fed and nurtured with extreme care. Self-worth must be contained altogether separately from the worth that is afforded to us by others.
We have to abandon this idea of every single action or pursuit we undertake needing to lead to some greater plane of achievement, and allow ourselves to exist in the moment - perhaps idly, perhaps sedentarily, but always at least trying to be "content" with where we are.
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This song calls out "hustle culture" and the unending stream of advice centred on work, motivation and ambition that is pervasive these days. Self-help gurus and experts in management love to proselytize these things, as if working oneself to the bone will in the end reap proportional rewards. This is hardly ever the case. Burnout, both creative and physical, can be an absolute death sentence for some, especially those caught in a cycle of tying their own sense of self-worth to their productivity. The ability to unceasingly create, socially network, market or promote oneself, or even to simply do things at all, should never determine someone's worth or self-esteem.
Many times I've seen individuals, including close friends, face extreme mental distress due to feeling inadequate or incapable - deeply talented people who have somehow told themselves they cannot amount to anything. They turn to all sorts of extrinsic solutions, but refuse to slow themselves down or treat themselves kindly. When motivation and ambition outweigh physical capability, the effects on these people can be enormous and felt by everyone around them.
"Worth" is a non-measurable and ultimately useless commodity in terms of human interaction. Worth is either bestowed upon us, in which case it is invariably delivered without any consistency or reliability - or it is born intrinsically, in which case it must be fed and nurtured with extreme care. Self-worth must be contained altogether separately from the worth that is afforded to us by others.
We have to abandon this idea of every single action or pursuit we undertake needing to lead to some greater plane of achievement, and allow ourselves to exist in the moment - perhaps idly, perhaps sedentarily, but always at least trying to be "content" with where we are.
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lyrics
Never seen someone so weary
In such an endless loop of grind
You're a step away from being walking dead
Never seen it oh so clearly
So oblivious of mind
You've lost what's left inside that stubborn head
We only have so much impossible inside
Enslavement to the hustle will eat you alive
If you keep on walking
You'll find the end of yourself before the ends of the earth
If you keep on walking
You'll meet the end of the road before the rainbow
Keep on walking
Through this haze of storm and dirt
Keep on walking
Through this maze of scorn and hurt
Empty words act as your shield
And you're impervious to mine
I’m reeling as I watch you self-destroy
Empty worlds you've left behind
Aborted dreams and long-deadlines
Not even God can guide you past this point
I miss when we believed internal apple trees
And how we both left being busy to the bees
If you keep on walking
You'll find the end of yourself before the ends of the earth
Few keep on walking
Reaching the end of their rope until they can't return
Keep on walking
Through this haze of storm and dirt
Keep on walking
Through this maze of scorn and hurt
There is no pot of gold
Besides the lies they've sold
I see you standing on the bleeding edge
And all it takes is one wrong step
The wick is at its end
And you with it, my friend
I see you burning out before too long
If you don't light yourself where you belong, oh no
Through the armour I can see
That the things you've never been
Are the ghosts that got you paralysed with fear
Through the years you've impressed me
And now your life deserves new lease
Maybe now you're here, you're free to shed your tears
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
In such an endless loop of grind
You're a step away from being walking dead
Never seen it oh so clearly
So oblivious of mind
You've lost what's left inside that stubborn head
We only have so much impossible inside
Enslavement to the hustle will eat you alive
If you keep on walking
You'll find the end of yourself before the ends of the earth
If you keep on walking
You'll meet the end of the road before the rainbow
Keep on walking
Through this haze of storm and dirt
Keep on walking
Through this maze of scorn and hurt
Empty words act as your shield
And you're impervious to mine
I’m reeling as I watch you self-destroy
Empty worlds you've left behind
Aborted dreams and long-deadlines
Not even God can guide you past this point
I miss when we believed internal apple trees
And how we both left being busy to the bees
If you keep on walking
You'll find the end of yourself before the ends of the earth
Few keep on walking
Reaching the end of their rope until they can't return
Keep on walking
Through this haze of storm and dirt
Keep on walking
Through this maze of scorn and hurt
There is no pot of gold
Besides the lies they've sold
I see you standing on the bleeding edge
And all it takes is one wrong step
The wick is at its end
And you with it, my friend
I see you burning out before too long
If you don't light yourself where you belong, oh no
Through the armour I can see
That the things you've never been
Are the ghosts that got you paralysed with fear
Through the years you've impressed me
And now your life deserves new lease
Maybe now you're here, you're free to shed your tears
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
Keep on talking...
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from Desync (Deluxe Edition),
released September 9, 2022
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James Paddock England, UK
Composer, singer, artist, and video game developer.
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