So many people
But their faces are all blurred
I don't recognise any
I know that's kind of absurd

I'm standing in a crowd
Hustling, bustling
I feel so alone
Because everyone's rushing

I'm standing still on a race track
People running passed are figures
I watch and I wish
I could find it in me to copy and mirror

I've worked hard
And achieved more than I thought
But do I deserve this?
Even if it's not what I sought?

Vicariously isn't literally
And literally is too scary
Life is just one big mystery
And I'm walking along too slowly

I feel like I'm thirteen again
All the time, there is no end
I'm seventeen but I act so young
Being childish isn't some trend

Sun in the sky
Then the leaves fall down
I'm glued by the tree
Watching the seasons pass as I frown

My eyes are burning
My stomach is churning
I am yearning
To start earning

I haven't done enough
Yet I've simultaneously done too much
The world is spinning and I'm dizzy
I bet no one expected that as such

Standing still as everyone moves
I'm falling backwards
Into the air's arms
But I'm too heavy and I can't afford
To hit the floor
Not even once more
Down, down, down.