Louie Knit A Scarf by The Michael Character Lyrics
It's strange to acknowledge that I once thought
That this shit mattered at all
Like I would write a song
And folks would be like "Whoa!"
And they would be so stoked that all the problems are finally gone
But now when Louie tells me he knit a scarf
Man, I’m like, “Holy shit, that’s the real stuff!”
I gotta get some skills
Lest I remain
The kind of person
I am today
The naivety of the utopian self
I thought I was the one
I could run the perfect house show
I could hold myself accountable
The shit-talking arrogance
Like I know better
Like I understand
And you’d all do well to just follow directions
It takes a lot of not listening
To think you always have the answers
I’ve already done my work you see
There’s nothing else that you can teach me!”
But I don’t really know what you aim to be
When your clout replaces your integrity
And your need to be trusted
Leads you to defend your character
Even when you fuck up
And even when you do fucked up things
And even when you talk shit ‘bout the people who surround you
‘Cause it makes you feel real powerful
It pumps your tires
To be the most correct
To be the only one who gets it
Listen to how dumb that sounds
Are you the only one who gets it?
The hubris of believing
That you’ve got something to say
Is an essential component
Of self-actualizing
But what happens when you get comfortable?
And confident?
And popular?
And great?
Well you had better stare into the mirror
And decide if you like what you see
That this shit mattered at all
Like I would write a song
And folks would be like "Whoa!"
And they would be so stoked that all the problems are finally gone
But now when Louie tells me he knit a scarf
Man, I’m like, “Holy shit, that’s the real stuff!”
I gotta get some skills
Lest I remain
The kind of person
I am today
The naivety of the utopian self
I thought I was the one
I could run the perfect house show
I could hold myself accountable
The shit-talking arrogance
Like I know better
Like I understand
And you’d all do well to just follow directions
It takes a lot of not listening
To think you always have the answers
I’ve already done my work you see
There’s nothing else that you can teach me!”
But I don’t really know what you aim to be
When your clout replaces your integrity
And your need to be trusted
Leads you to defend your character
Even when you fuck up
And even when you do fucked up things
And even when you talk shit ‘bout the people who surround you
‘Cause it makes you feel real powerful
It pumps your tires
To be the most correct
To be the only one who gets it
Listen to how dumb that sounds
Are you the only one who gets it?
The hubris of believing
That you’ve got something to say
Is an essential component
Of self-actualizing
But what happens when you get comfortable?
And confident?
And popular?
And great?
Well you had better stare into the mirror
And decide if you like what you see