All the Right Moves
OneRepublic Lyrics

All the right friends in all the right places
We are surrounded by people who have connections and influence, and they are all the people we need to know.

So yeah, we're going down
Despite having good connections, things are not going right for us.

They got all the right moves and all the right faces
The people we are comparing ourselves to have all the necessary abilities and physical attractiveness.

Said everybody knows, everybody knows where we're going
Our downfall is not a secret, everyone knows it's coming.

Let's paint the picture of the perfect place
Let's create a vision of a place where everything is ideal.

They got it better than what anyone's told you
The people we are comparing ourselves to are doing exceptionally well, even better than we are led to believe.

They'll be the king of hearts and you're the queen of spades
The people we are comparing ourselves to are at the top and we are second to them.

And we'll fight for you like we were your soldiers
We will stand up for you and defend you like you are our leader.

I know we got it good, but they got it made
Although we are doing well, the people we are comparing ourselves to are living a life of abundance and luxury.

And the grass is getting greener each day
Things are only getting better for the people we are comparing ourselves to.

I know things are looking up, but soon they'll take us down
Although our situation seems to be improving, our downfall is imminent.

Before anybody's knowing our name
Our failure will come before we have a chance to become well-known.

Do you think I'm special, do you think I'm nice
Am I important and pleasant to be around in your eyes?

Am I bright enough to shine in your spaces
Do I have the intelligence to stand out and impress you?

Between the noise you hear and the sound you like
Amidst all the things happening around us, am I the kind of person you would appreciate?

Are we just sinking in the ocean of faces
Are we just blending in with the masses and not standing out?

It can't be possible, the rain can fall
It seems impossible for anything to go wrong.

Only when it's over our heads
But when things do go wrong, it will be catastrophic.

The sun is shining everyday but it's far away
Although things appear to be bright and sunny, the reality is that they are far from ideal.

Over the world they said, they got
There are people in the world who are much better off than us.

It don't matter what you see
It doesn't matter what you observe about me.

I know I could never be
I know I cannot become someone who I am not.

Someone that'll look like you
Someone who resembles or is comparable to you.

It don't matter what you say
It doesn't matter what you declare.

I know I could never face
I know I cannot confront certain things.

Someone that can sound like you
Someone who can speak or act like you.

All the right moves, hey
All the necessary tactics.