Fed and Watered
Josh Pyke Lyrics

There was a wait in the water,
There was a delay while traversing water.

A weight in the air.
There was a heavy atmosphere.

If I'd waited any longer an additional fare.
If I had waited any longer, I would have had to pay more.

And they can keep you around like a head on a stake,
The music industry can use your name to their benefit.

I guess the industry found a use for my namesake.
The music industry found a purpose for my name.

I built my callouses up,
I developed tough skin through guitar practice.

from fooling on the guitar.
Playing guitar often led to my callouses developing.

I keep them hard in the midst of what seems soft and bizarre.
I keep them tough even when things seem strange or uncertain.

And ephemeral notions like a song are a curse,
Musical ideas that are fleeting can be a burden.

offering a return but making me feel worse.
Musical ideas can tease me with the promise of success but ultimately leave me feeling worse.

If you want to quit, you should quit like a winner.
If you're going to quit, you should do it with dignity.

Cut your losses and extricate yourself from the bidding.
Stop pursuing things that aren't worth the effort.

And tell your friends that you could've if you'd wanted to,
Let your friends know that you had the ability but chose not to pursue it.

and tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard call.
Remind yourself that making a difficult decision shows strength.

And when the others are all fed and watered,
When everyone else is well taken care of,

you're still betting and cheering her on.
You're still investing in your music and hoping for success.

By then I'll bet you'll be gone.
By that point, you may have already given up.

So I sit in the meantime and sharpen my teeth,
I'm taking advantage of the time to improve myself.

and encode all the bitterness I choose to bequeath,
I'm holding onto negative feelings and passing them on to others.

But if 1 = C then your A = 3 but the encryption just adds to the mendacity.
Complicating things doesn't make them any more truthful.

Now I'm on top of the water,
I've overcome the initial obstacles.

Still suppressed by the air.
There's still an atmosphere of heaviness.

I earn my wage on a track that's almost totally bare,
I make my living on a project with few resources.

Of the things I expected when I first got the itch,
Of the things I wanted when I first started out,

I'd turn it off if only there existed a switch.
I'd quit if I could easily do so.

And if you wanna try you should try like a loser,
If you're going to take a chance, do it in a way that's not afraid of losing.

Who keeps on betting their life on a slow horse,
Take risks even if the odds of success are low.

And every year well she gets a little more tired,
Your chances of success may decrease over time.

Sometimes I get to a point where little problems seem too big for me.
At times things can seem overwhelming.

And then I let them unravel like a line in the ocean sinking down into the density.
I allow small issues to spiral out of control and become more complex.

And when the pressure becomes the same amount as what's inside of me.
When my stress levels equal my internal feelings.

Well I can sink and explode or hold my breath until I float,
I can let my emotions consume me or take control of them.

I gamble on my own biology.
I take risks with my own mental and emotional state.

The barnacles on the ladder bleed my feet while they set a good example in tenacity.
My obstacles may be painful but I continue to persist and persevere.

Yeah, you're still betting and cheering her on.
You continue to invest in and support your music career.

by then I'll bet you'll be gone,
However, by that point, you may have already moved on.

by then I'll bet you'll be gone,
By that point, you may be finished investing your time and energy into a career in music.

by then I'll bet you'll be gone,
You may have given up on your dreams by then.

by then I'll bet you'll be gone.
At that point, you will have moved on to other things.