Prodigies by Cl33m Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I was a child I wished I could fly
My granny cut the cardboard wings for me out of the box
But I still couldn't get the reason why
When I jumped I fell to the rocks
I tried this and I tried that
Karate, dancing, painting
The question I couldn't get out of my head is
Who I am going to be
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be
[Verse 2]
When I was in camp I couldn't get why
You have to be good at something
Why you can't just do it for fun
If losing costs you nothing
When I was at school I had a bad attitude
Getting order marks like everyday
I coundn't get the reason why
I should study if I want to play
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be
[Bridge]
They're doing science, they're doing business
They know ten languages at four
All these kids got me feeling wicked
I'm not a prodigy, so what?
They're doing science, they're doing business
They know ten languages at four
All these kids got me feeling wicked
I'm not a prodigy, so what?
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be
When I was a child I wished I could fly
My granny cut the cardboard wings for me out of the box
But I still couldn't get the reason why
When I jumped I fell to the rocks
I tried this and I tried that
Karate, dancing, painting
The question I couldn't get out of my head is
Who I am going to be
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be
[Verse 2]
When I was in camp I couldn't get why
You have to be good at something
Why you can't just do it for fun
If losing costs you nothing
When I was at school I had a bad attitude
Getting order marks like everyday
I coundn't get the reason why
I should study if I want to play
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be
[Bridge]
They're doing science, they're doing business
They know ten languages at four
All these kids got me feeling wicked
I'm not a prodigy, so what?
They're doing science, they're doing business
They know ten languages at four
All these kids got me feeling wicked
I'm not a prodigy, so what?
[Chorus]
All these child prodigies on TV made me feel like I'm worthless
My mom used to ask me why I'm not like them
It made me feel stupid and hopeless
'Cause they're so young, so talented
There's so much knowledge stuffed in their heads (heads)
And I'm just here, hesitating to be who I want to be