"Do I need to lie to make my way in life?" This is the most relatable line in my opinion. I've been getting stressed from school, it's like we have 7 assignments a day. I sometimes lie so my parents won't know I missed some assignments, they always scold me if I did, but in a more hurtful way. They compare me to kids in my school and they still have the urge to say "Because they're better!". It's so hard to hold back tears from that. Update: i cried myself to sleep last night bc i know that today will be a stressful day
No one wants to feel bad, and if lying is the way to refrain from doing that, it’s definitely not wrong to lie your way out of things. Just remember though, lying doesn’t always solve the problem, I’d say do your best to do ur assignments, and if you can’t, you can lie to your parents and say you did them :)
for me i had to lie to my cousins that have a worst , i havbe ADHD but i dont think they will understand me totally since they know albert einstein also has one so i said that i had short term memory loss and they FINALLY........
Drawing, grades, video games, everything. I have to be great at everything. I hate the fact that I get envious and frustrated when my friends are better than me in them. I hate the fact that I'm so selfish. To the point where I starve for praise
i’ve never related to something more in my life than this comment. i want to be happy for my friends when they succeed in stuff, but a part of me wants to be better than them. i want to be the best but i know i’ll never be. i don’t want to be greedy. i just wanna fucking live life now. i wanna know what it’s like to live without having the pressure of being gifted… but i never will
the pandemic and online class ruined me, im so jealous of the ppl who still have their life together or those who improved themselves during quarantine bc rn im in the lowest point of my life and no one even cares update 4 months later! i didn't look at my grades for last year bc i'm too scared lol but school just started again and i think i'm doing okay:) i've been passing my works on time and i've been getting high scores again! i hope everyone who replied to my comment saying same is doing better now. i believe in all of u
The lines I relate to most: "Baby, nothing comes for free." "They say I'm a control freak." "Driven by a greed, to succeed, nobody can stop me." "Cause' my problem if I want to pack up and run away." "It's my problem, it's my problem, if I feel the need to hide." "And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel the want to die!"
"Driven by a greed to succeed" I used to be one of the top kids on my class now I'm just here being hated by my mom because my grades are lowing down, currently have an 88 in math.
“High achiever, don’t you see? Baby, nothing comes for free. They say I’m a control freak driven by a greed to succeed, nobody can stop me!” Is really relatable to me because I’m so fixated on succeeding in achieving my goals that I push people away sometimes
i hate the pandemic so much i used to be a straight a student, popular and sociable and now i am nothing it hurts so much and i feel so tired even tho i get Bs when i used to get As
*Lets go with the flow that this is our theme song to the "used to be multitalented, A+ student and now slowly and slowly breaking up, procrastinating and crumbling downhill today"* edit: wow, 17k likes! Didnt expect that for 2 years by now. Alot of people are coming the same thing as i am? Haha, imagine now feeling pressured to get a high score for an exam, and your sports? It is so sad for me especially in highschool... i hope all of you are doing okay. 😔 pressuring myself to get high marks isn't easy. Doubting yourself getting low scores... The fact i am the eldest daughter on the family, i have to do something of course i have to do i am the eldest.. and my life has been fucked up already so i shouldn't let my opportunities go away i want to take it and achieve it.
In the past that was me. After online class I'm worried that I forgot how to do it, how to be who I used to be. Plus, I go to a new school. Its not like they know who I was and can help me get back to that. Im lost and trying not to lose everything that I spent years on, but I'm also wondering if Im pressuring myself to much
This being the first song on her debut album is... such a power move, honestly. This is the track that began her career. I think about this every time I listen to it, this is her introduction song.
For y'all who don't know, Marina always knew she wanted to be an artist. This song is about her breaking into the industry and achieving her lifelong goal
used to be “smart girl!” “you’re so bright” “you’re gonna achieve great things” then, life happened “what happened to you?!” “you can do better than this!” “this isnt the girl i used to know” “you aren’t even trying anymore!” oh im so sorry that im human and i still need breaks from life too im really sorry.
Oh yeah my parents used to say “Amazing” Keep up the good work And blah blah blah But then life changed everything and everyone i once knew “Do better” “You’re not even trying anymore” I feel like i want to die sorry but I’m just not perfect
Honestly, this song is so good at demonstrating its several possible meanings Many people with gifted child burnout or falling find it extremely relatable, how in their pursuit of becoming what others expect of them they forget what their true satisfaction and happiness is, and they end up alone, without friends, and some form of depressed. It also works so well to show the experience of ambitious dreamers who finally get to reach their dream. After working so hard and meticulously to reach this dream, things start to become.. difficult, I suppose. "Was I meant to be happy that my life was just aboutta change-" is such a good question, because once you go forward, you can't go back. When you achieve your dream, when almost your entire life was centered around it- well, what do you do now? Personally, I relate much more to the first interpretation. However, the second one is something I do have second hand experience with, and I can understand how it might be difficult, especially if that dream is focused around fame and performing. Overall, 20/10 song, would listen and cry to again.
It began from "Gosh my daughter is so smart !" "We're so proud of you" "Such a sweet little girl" It ended with "Seriously ? You do only THIS ?" "We're so disappointed on you" "We hope that you'll go back to your old ver" Vent if you wanted to Update - people , I got a second place in exam ! NEW UPDATES; I got the first place for SEM 1 exam :D I was so proud since I was in a very big heartbroken because I broke up with my bf , it feels like the best come back ever !! Thank you for all the positive replies , I love you all and I wish the best for all of you people :) you guys are very kind and I really appreciate it. Lots of all for you guys 💓💐
@@polarburr6 oh I'm so sorry to hear that :/ parents always think that our exam question is easy untill they tried to see it . Hope you're doing okay today
This song is for all those with strict parents who made us stand out from a young age. to those who want to die when they get a bad grade those who are afraid of failing to those who practice a sport and not for their own pleasure those who always have to win those whose parents have forced them to go after success ,yes this is my song
I used to be a straight a student. And did multiple sports, played instruments, won awards, and was always there for everyone, never yelling at others or drawing attention in class. Then somehow everything changed. I never practice, I can’t get anything above a C, I have fs in all my classes and 76 missing assignments. I just want a break.
same. Its ok to slow down your life and pick yourself up again. Just like weight loss, we all will have to find the sustainable middle ground to our work/study instead of the crashing and burning culture that our greedy society has instilled in us. At the end of the day, the academic world makes money off us by making us feel inadequate unless we do studies in many fields, sports, arts, competitions. When REALLY, the Job market is so different and u know, life is about doing what you enjoy, not becoming a corporate slave overdosing on caffeine and chasing societal expectations and material goods.
WTF WHEN DID THIS GET SO MANY LIKES YOU GUYS R STUPID THIS IS ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I EVER SAID AND ITS THE MOST LIKES I GOT IN MY LIFE ARE YOU OKAY????
me, sitting here at 2pm studying for a chemistry exam on monday, relating to the line "baby, nothing comes for free" (the sad part is, i'm studying this hard to get a B or C in the end) Update: the teacher told me the grade today, and I've got an A- :)))) for me, this is a proof that the line "baby, nothing comes for free" is so true. I'm so happy that all the pain I've gone through while studying has been worth it, and if you, yes you, may think whether u study for this one class test won't make a difference, pls hear me out: It may seem like studying for something in school won't change ur grade dramatically, but in the end you'll be so glad about the fact that u have studied, so pls, get up, make some effort, it'll be worth it, I promise
@@LeeLee-wo3ug it was way easier than I expected it to be :D I'll keep you updated as soon as the teacher told me my mark (thanks for asking btw, I appreciate ur interest
how is no one talking about this two beautifully written verses « sad inside in this life unsatisfied *praying* sad inside in this life unsatisfied *waiting* » it shows that she lost hope in life and all she can do is wait and pray for her life to become a better one, it’s true since as soon as we’re hopeless we cant help but pray and wait since it is ver hopeless, it is so well thought and underrated, i’ve never heard of in some other song in my life
There's a difference with being naturally smart and smart through hard work. The latter is mostly the one being affected by this pandemic because we we're taught school is our everything. It's our arena, and it was taken away along with our drive and motivation for it.
Im pretty smart rn and my metal health is at a cliff waiting to jump off but I'm still able to go on. I hope you can see this and be able to have some hope and get better :)
Yep, I thrived off of compliments from my teachers, classmates and having a social life. This pandemic killed my motivation and now I want to jump off a roof.
She doesn't even ask how I'm doing and just cares about my grades. She just completely overlooks everything else and, believe me, when I say I exceeded myself to my limits, I'm normally a straight-A student because of all the negativity that was put on me to succeed, but recently there has been no motivation my mother even got mad at me for having one B I'm so exhausted of these expectations my parents hold on me.
I feel you on that one. No one wants to be forced to do something. Why can't parents just understand that grades aren't everything and that we won't fail in life and die alone just because we failed math? School is supposed to be a learning area where you grow but it's the complete opposite.
@@Ash-tj5pw It really doesn't. It just puts us into more anxiety and pressure than there were before. I don't even know if they see themselves doing this. It's exhausting sometimes.
i really relate to this,i just sometmes want to give up,knowing that i might be someones,,life faliure,, just as one of my parents said. i dont feel like myself anymre,i dont have any other intrests and just stuck home,without friends,its really hard . wish you all luck
I related on a whole other level, it just gets so hard to keep up with everything, then having to deal with mental health on our own and try to be good enough for everyone's expectations, I'm the oldest too so it can be so much for me but they don't understand
I'm sorry but I need to vent it all out. My parents never pressured me in doing my studies but my grades were always high to the point that I always made sure that my grades were perfect and if I didn't get the grade that I wanted I would cry, I always made sure to be at the top of the class to make my parents proud, they said that even if my grades weren't always high it'd be alright but I didn't think like that. I wanted to always get perfect scores in order to make both my parents happy and to make myself feel successful. Sure, my grades were high but I always had insecurities since my mom always posts about my accomplishments, I always had thoughts like "what if someone is gonna take my place? what would the people that see my mom's post say?" and so on, I don't really care for their opinions but my mom has to answer questions like, "What happened to your daughter? What happened to her grades?" and I would feel ashamed if I let my parents experience that. To this day, I don't even know what I want to do in the future, I made sure my grades are high so I could get to a good high school but for what? I don't know what I want to do in the future, heck- my grades are just made to make myself feel worth it. I don't really know anymore and I still don't know what I want to do in life but that's it for now I guess, I'm gonna enter high school and I want to go to the highschool both my siblings went so I need to pass an entrance exam for that but I still have loads of time before that... I'm sorry for venting too much but I just needed to let that out.
I was playing this to my mom and I said "try to understand the lyrics" and she said "She sings better than you" I can already tell that I can relate with the song
@@Craigmeowmeow Same with me, but if I say "Stop comparing me to others" she will say "Well if you get better grades, attitude, etc. I would call you an exception and prefer others than you" So am I useless??
I wanna say, that this song is relatable not only for good-grade-people or people with strict parents. It is also relatable, when you are a person, that failed themselves in their own goals and now being really dissapointed in themselves :))))))
As a straight A student, in a strict household, and is a golden child, i relate to this song, it’s exhausting trying to live up to their expectations, i myself.. i’m not even satisfied with anything i do
same honestly, my mental stability depends on 100's , A+, medals, titles and honors, if I don't get these I really don't know who I would be, we want more not because of greed, but because we know no other path
I’m actually sad on how I relate to this song so much.. They used to say, “you’re so smart” “You’re so talented” “You’re a role model” “We’re so proud of you” “Take a break” Now it’s… “Why are you failing?” “Why can’t you do anything about your grades?” “You’re teachers calling me saying you’re failing?!” “Be better”.
pov: you used to do good in everything with not a single bad score, everyone began expecting so much from you and you never wanted to disapoint. but then you fell off _a lot_ and people no longer cared if you failed nowadays, but you realize it’s not bad since you finally get that load off your shoulder.
I am mostly a failure now, i used to be the perfect little girl that everyone liked, but now i have mixed grades, im aggressive, etc... I just want to be like i was before... Edit: lmao i wrote this last night when i was having a tough time lol, i sound edgy
Dude i know how you feel😭😭 when you want to vent but feel like you sound edgy and stuff and your scared people think your just being sad for attention. I use to get high grades and everyone would call me sweet but now i have anger management problems and mom problems 😭😭🤚🤚 but like we all can get through the hard time in life- sometimes i wanna be sad and stuff but i feel like thats out of the persona im suppose to be in D:
I rarely comment under UA-cam videos but this comment really hit home 😭✋ I’m not in a position to really give out any advice lol, but I have found that it helps me to completely redefine everything and to be more kind to myself.
Like, failure to me is no longer the absence of my success in something. But rather, failure to me now is the absence of my efforts in something. If you’re trying your best, you deserve to be incredibly proud of yourself for that 🤺
SAME My parents thinks my grades are pretty high but my standards are wayy to much, that I keep stressing myself to make people proud of me because I hate being seen as the lowest one. But no matter how I tried I never got into the top, it sucks
I hate that I used to be perfect (grade n achievement wise) n I didn’t even know and now I’m jealous of how I used to be 🥲🧍♀️it’s honestly embarrassing 😀
i was the gifted kid, only had a+ in every class, was the popular kid and friends with literally everyone in my class, had 2 best friends and didnt even realise how lucky i was. now i have 0 friends, failing half of my classes and constantly think about sewer slide (with 3 attempts lol) ..how??? i wanna be old me so bad
Why is nobody talking about how impactful the very last line is? It's black or white, have it all or fail completely. No middle ground, no in-between, no compromise. No gray areas
It used to always be "You're so smart!" "Talented" "I'm so proud of you" Now it's "What happened? You used to do way better than this" "What happened to my smart daughter?" "You can do better than this" Edit: holy sh*t I never expect this to get so many likes in just a week- oh and I’m sorry to everyone who relates 😕 it’ll get better for us hopefully
All of the people in this comment section: burnt out gifted kids who feel like they can’t achieve anything like they used to be able to be. Reminder: you are you, and if you are trying that’s all that matters and I’m proud, even if you fail. If you tried, that’s all I can ask of you and if you keep fighting I’m proud of you, you don’t have to do amazing things to be amazing, I love and care for each and everyone of you. Please don’t give up yet❤️
I was never smart, I was always average but I got into honors and now my parents are suddenly proud and show more attention. I hate the pressure but I love the attention and pride I get when my parents and teachers brag about me. This song made me cry
I think this song is representing a person with an average life, and how she tried to be popular, like the line "one life pretending to be the cat who got the cream" can show that she daydreams or pretends that shes famous when in reality she's not, or "are you satisfied with an average life" can show that she wants something more than the life she has. "Marina is a dreamer" can also show that many people know about her goals but don't believe in her, which also supports the line "i do not give a damn if you don't believe", where she doesn't care if people doesn't believe in her dream.
"Are you satisfied with an average life" I really relate to this line because I've never felt satisfied with anything that I do and I put unreachable expectations on myself. Like if I draw something and people look at it and they say it's really good and that I'm really talented. But in my eyes I just feel unsatisfied and useless. I feel like I'm nothing special and I never appreciate and feel proud of anything I do. I always feel like instead of doing stuff I like, I should be practicing drawing or improving but I just repeat the sicle and I always feel horrible in the end. I don't know if this is just me but that's just how I feel for everything in life and life itself. It doesn't help that we are now in the middle of a pandemic and I just feel tired and drained everyday even if I don't do anything. Anyways thank you for reading this dumb rant ☺️
the fact that I sold my mental stability in order to have perfect grades and even now no one gives a shit my classmates believe I am obsessed with bragging over my achievements even though I don't even talk to them. My parents say it is my responsability but why ,why can't I do what I want or like. I am left with no friends and a broken family I act like it is always perfect but it isn't
Before covid I was a straight A student that did art and had many friends, I’m failing like 4 classes now, stopped art, and have 3 close friends and ngl I like it better this way but it still hurts
When I was little, I would always draw or experiment things while having a lot of fun. Now I can't bare to do anything it's just too much, even existing is hard
I don't think is about a gifted child at all. iirc, Marina doesn't consider herself gifted at all? I think this song is about not listening to those who doubted her, and the second part is about a wall between her and those who doubt her methods etc. At any rate, this songs feels to me BOTH like a song of unashamed confidence but also self-loathing. It discusses how she can only choose one thing over or other: success OR not being lonely and stressed. She chose the first one; she wants to go far and beyond the average life even if it meant giving up her own happiness and health. In the end, it reads to me as a song about a person who refused the low expectations forced upon them and instead chased after their own big dreams and achieved them, while also ended up sacrificing being content and fulfilled with one goal. They want to go further and beyond and beyond, while never feeling satisfied with anything they achieve. This doesn't read as criticism of choosing this eternally unsatisfied life, but more of showing what goes in their head.
For me this is what I prefer and think of when i listen to this song cause it motivates me and lightens up my mood and the other interpretation is kinda relatable
I know I'm going to be downvoted, but I think some of these "gifted child burnout" comments are interpreting the song wrongly, which is a shame because it's a super motivating song. This isn't a song about gifted child burnout. Marina was not a gifted child. It's the opposite, where Marina has big dreams (Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer") but everyone is doubting her ability to achieve them (It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe). In reality, Marina wanted to be a successful singer from a young age. People thought she's stupid for trying so hard, giving up friends and choosing the difficult path to achieve a crazy dream. She has her own doubts too (My problem, it's my problem that I never am happy). But in response, Marina asks the doubters (and her burnt out self) if they're really satisfied with their average lives, haven given up their dreams. The answer for Marina is clear. So this isn't a song about over-demanding Asian parents, it's about telling the doubters to f off and continue hustling to have an above average life, despite everyone and even you yourself sometimes having doubts about your big dreams. It can be a super motivating song, not a burnt out one! I'm not the only one with this interpretation, look up analyses on genius or other sites. I was a straight-A child with my own problems and pressure, but this song doesn't make me feel burnt out. It's the opposite- it pumps me up to achieve my dreams even if they're difficult, even if I have my difficulties and doubts, even if everyone thinks it's the "wrong" path. Because in the end, I know I'll never be satisfied with an average life. Shout out to all of you who aren't satisfied with average lives either!
This was the comment I was looking for (Which I agree 100% with). Guys, it´s okay if you want to interpret the song that way, but the lyrics really talk about having big goals and expectations while no one is supporting you. For example, investigate about Marina´s relationship with her father, you will see that at first, it was hard for her to follow her dreams (the music career). ;)
I'm not disagreeing with the comment section or with you but, I've been taught that we all interpret things differently. Even if that's what Marina intenteded to show, our different interpretations will always blur the truth. In other words, even if we all view the song differently we gotta accept that our perception of the song will always be different from others.
I'm not very smart and I still over think. No matter the situation, you are not alone and I promise you will be happy one day. Maybe not now, maybe not tomorrow. But there will be one
You seem like you’re younger than me and I found myself in a similar situation when I was younger. You might need to hear this because I needed. “Being smart” is to know when to overthink. You should never spend your beautiful time for unimportant thoughts. Instead work on your goals, hobbies and the person you’re longing to be.
lyrics I was pulling out my hair The day I got the deal Chemically calm Was I meant to feel happy that my life Was just about to change? One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream Oh, everybody said: "Marina is a dreamer" People like to tell you what you're gonna be It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe My problem, it's my problem That I never am happy It's my problem, it's my problem On how fast I will succeed Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? High achiever, don't you see? Baby, nothing comes for free They say I'm a control freak Driven by a greed to succeed Nobody can stop me 'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway It's my problem, it's my problem If I feel the need to hide And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Sad inside in this life Unsatisfied, praying Sad inside in this life Unsatisfied, waiting Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
This really gets me in my feelings, I was never a gifted kid. In fact I don’t get the greatest grades but recently since year 6 my grades got better now there dropping and I can’t handle the fact I’m not working as hard as I should but it’s stressful..
As a eldest child who is gifted, I would say i relate to this song. I have parents who set high expectations. They picked my future that i wanted to plan, They promised to support me but the support was all fake. It went from "Wow! Perfect scores on your exam" "You deserve a reward" to "Why arent you studying hard anymore?" "When you were younger you did better" "You're a disappointment to this family". When i try to make my own decisions, They just yell at me. They treat me like their little puppet, Something they can control. Yet whenever i try my best they still say it isnt good enough. Whenever there's something involving my parents in assignments, I have to pretend they're my role models,That they were loving and caring. But it was all fake.
@@m4gist3r51 also the youngest ones who arent taken seriously because of their age and get bombarded with expectations to be better than the other siblings
I hate how i cant relate to anything everything going downhill, i dream about becoming a high achiever but i don’t have any strength for it, i tried and failed and stopped because i was never good enough in the end.
Being a high achiever sucks. Teachers think I'm smart when I'm just a liar. I fear to disappoint everyone and I just give up when I don't understand something.
This is how i feel right now,everyone in the comments are talking about their past achievements,how they used to be a straight A student,how they won many medals,and here i am,a failure. I’m tired of myself,i wanna experience being a straight A student,having awards,being good at something,it even sucks because my bestfriends are straight a students,won many awards,and im just……average🧍🏻♀️. I also want my parents to be proud of me,but instead i cant be the daughter that they asked god for,i’m the opposite of what they want,i feel bad for them,they probably expected me to be someone that i am not,i just wanna be good at something,i am still in 10th grade but i feel like i have no chance to become a better person,i dont feel motivated,tbh,i love my average life,no pressure or anything,but i am tired of comparing my “achievements” to other people,i am tired of people in my class looking down on me because i am a failure,i am tired of myself Lol ik this is so random but i cant rlly talk to my friends so i’ll just vent here,in the comment section, where no one knows who i am,i wanna k!ll myself,i’ll probably overdose,k bye.
@@riushizuki4135honestly, same but in a different way. I'm so scared of disappointment that I would even not sleep if it means I get a good grade. I'm so tired and I feel like I'm not good at anything. I have good grades but it's not enough.
I'm so engrossed with grades and keeping up my personal standard for "perfection" that I have no social skills and feel like I can't connect with my friends
That’s what makes me want to una live because what’s the purpose of life when you are not working hard for something you don’t even want to do. Like what are all these sleepless nights for and I’m already starting to sacrifice my freaking health. I just can’t I hate it here too much already.
I was pulling out my hair The day I got the deal Chemically calm Was I meant to feel happy that my life Was just about to change? One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream Oh, everybody said: "Marina is a dreamer" People like to tell you what you're gonna be It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe My problem, it's my problem That I never am happy It's my problem, it's my problem On how fast I will succeed Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? High achiever, don't you see? Baby, nothing comes for free They say I'm a control freak Driven by a greed to succeed Nobody can stop me 'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway It's my problem, it's my problem If I feel the need to hide And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Sad inside in this life Unsatisfied, praying Sad inside in this life Unsatisfied, waiting Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
It's funny how this song and the people listening to it know you better than the people who are close to you and "care" for you. No one I'm close to understands the fact that I'm crying myself to sleep everynight because my parents have been putting pressure on me and called me a disappointment when I couldn't reach their high standards. Happy that people are venting their pent up emotions in this comment section and that there are people who relate to them and understand them.
From one used-to-be gifted kid to another: It literally doesn’t matter what your parents, or anyone else thinks of you. So what if you can’t get all A’s anymore? You don’t need a letter, or anyone else to tell you that you are smart and perfect just the way you are. Keep doing whatever you want, because you’ll rock it! You are amazing and talented and nobody can tell you otherwise, not even your parents. Keep working hard, I know you have the ability to be great and do great things. You can do it!
Okay everyone is saying their gifted kid stories so here I go I was super smart and got straight A's in everything, I was the gifted kid of the family, everyone thought I was so smart and stuff But then I was bullied and it was like someone punched my brain as hard as they could. Now I literally have no friends and feel I want to die lmao My grades are still good (not as great as they were which makes me very anxious) i just never get the motivation to study
This is me right now. I was a very smart kid who got first in class for both semesters and even got prices for getting first. Now I'm just so unmotivated after quarantine, it made me feel so depressed for no reason.
I was such an amazing student from preschool to elementary, and you might be asking yourself "what happened?", well your guess is as good as mine, all I know is that the second quarantine started, everything became absolute hell, so for anyone reading this far and/or having a hard time getting through school no matter the situation, I just want you to know that you're definitely not alone, and I hope that everything that gets better for all of us
I feel relieved to know that it didn’t just happen to me and I’m not the only person finding it hard and unattainable. I don’t really know what happened to me either. Hope It doesn’t stay like this for long.
Lockdown hit, my grades went from A*s and A's to D's and C's. Came out of lockdown. I was told I wouldn't get over a C by my school. I stuck my head back into work so hard that I pulled out of school with A's and B's. I wasn't going to let school fuck me over like that. I'm now in Sixth form (alternate for College for those who don't know) and I'm getting A's as my grades! We can do it! All of us are so strong being able to make it through this!
To everyone who doesn't feel proud of what they create: Just remember, it all depends on perspective: you might think your drawing is terrible, but someone else might rearrange their favorite art piece list and put your drawing on top!
I wasn't an A's student but now I need the approval of authorities in everything, I have to be perfect because I realized that with just average I can't archive anything
I went from getting nothing, no praise. My emotionally and physically absent parents gave me nothing. I was raised by everyone but my parents. I got the taste love and praise. Of warmth and confidence. I felt.. good. I was addicted. And I had it torn away from me. I lost that love and adoration. The support. It went from "You're amazing" "You're so talented" and "You're doing great." To "whats wrong?" "Why arent you [insert basic thing]?" "You used to be just fine." I feel like I've let down everyone. I've disappointed them more than my existence did in the first place. And to my mom, my dad, who I know won't ever see this. Im so sorry. Im sorry I'm not what you wanted. Im sorry I failed school. I'm sorry I give up too easily. Im sorry I'm not a perfect child. I'm sorry I exist. I let you down and I don't know how to change things anymore. Im sorry.
Hey, I know I'm about three months late but I went through the exact same decline, it's like I wasn't the perfect child anymore, and it took so so long to finally feel better but here I am. Basically, I'm trying to say that no matter what happens, no matter how many declines you go through or how many times things get worse, you'll make it through, I know you will. I'm proud of you, I'm proud of everything you've accomplished, you're worth so much and you're so valid. You're stronger then you think you are. I hope you have an amazing day/night :)
I really wanna give you a hug, I wanna show you that your experience is not a waste. Dont let the word or actions of people get you down you are wonderful in so many ways I'm so sorry that you dont see it yet. Never give up never let's the words of people change who you wanna be an sometimes your all means nothing to alot of people but as long as you know you have your all you dont need shit from other people. Please honey move confidence and be proud
I relate to this song, but not that I’m a straight A student. I relate to this as me growing up to fast I got pushed by everyone around me to become mature and to find a purpose in my life that wasn’t anything magical. I was still so young and now that I’m older they don’t even look at the growth I made for them so they could be proud of me. Everything I do is now ‘my business’ thanks for listening to this rant
I was gonna comment on how I was looking for this song for a month and how excited I was to find it, but I scrolled through the comments without realizing that this song is my whole life story- My whole personality is pleasing my parents and making sure that my reputation is known as the 'honor student'. Everyone steers to what I wasn't able to reach or what I couldn't comprehend, not the things that I succeeded in. life sucks don't it.
As someone who actually go in medical high school this is really relatable. You always need to be the best or you're failure. Everyone put pressure on you. Parents the most "if they can have high grades why you can't?" To be honest high or not mental health should be in a first place but it's not. Your either failure or anxious student with at least one mental illness. Sad truth of the best school
i know this is a really late reply and that you most likely won’t see it, but i just started my freshman year at a medical high school. its ratings are really high and all of a sudden i’ve went from the top student to ultimately average, like i’m a clone amongst other people and it feels as if i have to work hard to get back to the way it was as opposed to depending on good memory the pressure even bleeds into my hobbies, because people think i’m like…god level at them and it got to my head. i’ve won a state-wide award for my poetry, nothing feels enjoyable anymore because i always have to be good at it i’m so glad that there’s someone who goes to this kind of school too, it’s so intense
This describes my transition from high school to med school, I needed excellent grades, a great résumé and excel at the admission exam (more than 10,000 apply for 160 spots), so as the song says I was the overachiever involved in everything activity you could think of, I never felt like I fitted in with the kids of my class, I never felt like I had real friends, I became a control freak over my grades and my mom would tell me to chill down, that I shouldn’t obsess with it, I’d get mad for that, I spent months studying and I’d barely go out, but it was worth it, I got in, I was the 16th highest amongst thousands of people, but now that I’m in med school I feel so stupid, no matter how hard I try I can barely get a C, I burned out, now I suck at school and I don’t know what am I gonna do to improve my grades, bc I wanna do my residency in Germany, that’s my new concern
Everyone is talking abt grades and i’m hearing yall but.. the feeling of knowing that when u were younger you mastered sooo many skills and now you have lost all of your progress when you used to be a multi-talented child, it feels like you worked all these years just to forget them afterwards💀💀💀
@@AnaSofia-xe2wg try to think about how much did you enjoy that moment, try not to focus on how others perceived you , replaced or not, and focus on that experience and what it meant to you. Don’t think about how you were "replaced" and what happened afterwards, cut out any thought that is linked to others and try to keep the good memories of your own experience , I mean , that’s an easy thing to say but it’s normal if you struggle with that
I'm a straight A student and it's really difficult to make it seem like being good at certain subjects is really easy but people don't know the truth behind it.
Lyrics: I was pulling out my hair The day I got the deal, chemically calm Was I meant to feel happy that my life Was just about to change? One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer" People like to tell you what you're gonna be It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe My problem, it's my problem That I never am happy It's my problem, it's my problem On how fast I will succeed Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? High achiever, don't you see? Baby, nothing comes for free They say I'm a control freak Driven by a greed to succeed Nobody can stop me 'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway It's my problem, it's my problem if I feel the need to hide And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Sad inside in this life, unsatisfied, prayin' Sad inside in this life, unsatisfied, waitin' Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied? Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Almost everyone here is a burntout gifted child, while I was nothing from the start, I really hope you guys get the rest you need :/ we're on the same boat just on a different sea
this is unrelated to the point you are trying to make, but pls don’t say you’re nothing, even if you weren’t gifted from the start. you are valid just like everybody else, and you matter. i hope u are proud of yourself, because even if you say you are nothing, you’re still a living human being who has gone through hardships and deserves to be recognised. im proud of u :)
This describes my life as the eldest sibling; all their expectations are put in me and none on my younger sibling so i am stuck trying to make them proud while my younger sister isn’t being pressured.
I relate to it as as well! Even though I’m the autistic gay little sister you knows she’ll never be as responsible or normal as her talented big sister. It’s amazing how songs can connect people going through different experiences!
"people like to tell you what you're gonna be. It's not my problem if you don't see what i see" yeah they need to understand this line..stop comparing your student, everyone journey is different..
My friend told me that this was my theme song, and i didn't really care (also because i didn't know the name) but now that i see the lyrics, it's definitely me, although it's quite depressing to see that i relate to much, it's true. Thank darling for showing me this song, i appreciate it dearly ✨
ITS MY MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND I GRT TO CHOOSE MUSIC
TO BE HONEST I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER
THE PRIVILEGE IS REALLLLL 😫😫😫😫😈😈😈😈😈
I AGREE
THE FACT THAT I CAME HERE BECAUSE I HAD A MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND NEEDED COMFORT
AGREED
“driven by a greed to succeed”
and that’s on being a gifted kid burnout whose self worth is determined by their grades
paynoo
I interpret that line as a financially unfortunate person being extremely determined to achieve lol.
And that’s on being the older sibling. All the blame, expectations, and pressure is on you while the attention is on the youngest child.
Driven by weed to succed
literally me
This hits harder when you realize that you're too focused perfecting academic goals, but you don't know what you rlly wanted for your future :(((
Faxx
its true :'0
I lost my dreams cuz of the stupid pandemic and school
fr, i used to be the talented kid, i have many talents but holy shit i still can't find what job i'm gonna do for the future.
My true dreams are not even academical but knowing my parents and the current situation, I'll just have to stick w them..
1:11 I totally haven't spent the last 8 years thinking this part was "it's my problem if I want a pet goat that ran away"
Honestly that would’ve been 10x better
I want a pet goat now
@@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600 do it
LMAOO
I HEAR IT NOW-
"Do I need to lie to make my way in life?" This is the most relatable line in my opinion. I've been getting stressed from school, it's like we have 7 assignments a day. I sometimes lie so my parents won't know I missed some assignments, they always scold me if I did, but in a more hurtful way. They compare me to kids in my school and they still have the urge to say "Because they're better!". It's so hard to hold back tears from that.
Update: i cried myself to sleep last night bc i know that today will be a stressful day
No one wants to feel bad, and if lying is the way to refrain from doing that, it’s definitely not wrong to lie your way out of things. Just remember though, lying doesn’t always solve the problem, I’d say do your best to do ur assignments, and if you can’t, you can lie to your parents and say you did them :)
"How can you not get a higher mark? She got a high mark, why can't you? " I heard this most of the time. This is why I don't ask for other's mark now
for me i had to lie to my cousins that have a worst , i havbe ADHD but i dont think they will understand me totally since they know albert einstein also has one so i said that i had short term memory loss and they FINALLY........
I hope you are doing better ❤
Remember getting “A’s” were easy to get when we were younger and then when we grew up and slowly started to lose motivation
True and now our parents are like DO BETTER
YOU DON’T EVEN TRY
literally, thought ab it for hours now nd realized i tried so hard JUST to get my parents recognition
my situation rn 😃😃😃😃
*its so true yet so painful though.*
yes :)
“And it’s my problem if i have no friends and i feel i want to die”
Is the line i relate most
Im sorry...
Me
Welcome to the team then....
Why are you calling me out
I'll be your friend! :)
I'm a straight A student and I relate to this song on another level. I do other things like sports and art and it can be so exhausting sometimes
You are prob for TikTok but the song true meaning is having everything and still wanting more
@@Ana-pj1gf I know
I may be a stranger but I’m so proud of u for multiple things
no cause same im tired
@@almirabautista2968 you're so kind I really appreciate it thank you sm
Drawing, grades, video games, everything. I have to be great at everything. I hate the fact that I get envious and frustrated when my friends are better than me in them. I hate the fact that I'm so selfish. To the point where I starve for praise
I feel the same way and ive started pushing all my freinds away so now i have no one to tell about this and honestly my sister makes everything worse
@@impulsivechaos5138 same, I hope we can overcome this problem tbh
Its ok if your not the best at anything,the most important thing is to remember to be happy not successful
SAME !!?!??!
i’ve never related to something more in my life than this comment. i want to be happy for my friends when they succeed in stuff, but a part of me wants to be better than them. i want to be the best but i know i’ll never be. i don’t want to be greedy. i just wanna fucking live life now. i wanna know what it’s like to live without having the pressure of being gifted… but i never will
the pandemic and online class ruined me, im so jealous of the ppl who still have their life together or those who improved themselves during quarantine bc rn im in the lowest point of my life and no one even cares
update 4 months later! i didn't look at my grades for last year bc i'm too scared lol but school just started again and i think i'm doing okay:) i've been passing my works on time and i've been getting high scores again! i hope everyone who replied to my comment saying same is doing better now. i believe in all of u
SAME!!!! I feel like shit because of it
@@nicewhatever3624 omg i feel u 😭 it's so annoying bc whenever i try to reach out for help it's always "ure just lazy" 😐
So I'm not the only one who's going through this too...
Samee •́ ‿ ,•̀
relateable
This song is relatable coming from a eldest sibling who was a gifted kid, now i have burn out and I can't seem to be proud at anything I do
And the fact that your parents will make u their retirement plan🙂
Excuse me are you me?
Me? Is this you?
THIS OMG
literally me
The lines I relate to most:
"Baby, nothing comes for free."
"They say I'm a control freak."
"Driven by a greed, to succeed, nobody can stop me."
"Cause' my problem if I want to pack up and run away."
"It's my problem, it's my problem, if I feel the need to hide."
"And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel the want to die!"
So true
My fav part
"Driven by a greed to succeed" I used to be one of the top kids on my class now I'm just here being hated by my mom because my grades are lowing down, currently have an 88 in math.
Sadly same
@@applejuice56 ok sis 💀
“High achiever, don’t you see? Baby, nothing comes for free. They say I’m a control freak driven by a greed to succeed, nobody can stop me!” Is really relatable to me because I’m so fixated on succeeding in achieving my goals that I push people away sometimes
...wait i'm pushing people away too.
@@quin340 try to stop before it’s too late :,) thankfully I was lucky and stopped in time but it’s very easy to push people away completely
same. i’m losing everyone because of it
I- that hit me hard dude...;_;
i hate the pandemic so much i used to be a straight a student, popular and sociable and now i am nothing it hurts so much and i feel so tired even tho i get Bs when i used to get As
We all in it together 😶 it feels so bad
Same :(
Samee:((
Same and on the first semester, i ranked the last out of everyone in class. Fck.
Same, i used to be a top in my class, but covid ruined me, and made me forget it all.
*Lets go with the flow that this is our theme song to the "used to be multitalented, A+ student and now slowly and slowly breaking up, procrastinating and crumbling downhill today"*
edit: wow, 17k likes! Didnt expect that for 2 years by now. Alot of people are coming the same thing as i am? Haha, imagine now feeling pressured to get a high score for an exam, and your sports? It is so sad for me especially in highschool... i hope all of you are doing okay. 😔 pressuring myself to get high marks isn't easy. Doubting yourself getting low scores... The fact i am the eldest daughter on the family, i have to do something of course i have to do i am the eldest.. and my life has been fucked up already so i shouldn't let my opportunities go away i want to take it and achieve it.
yes. 😃
Yep, let's make it like that
Yep.
Idk I never had A's I'm just mentally ill
In the past that was me. After online class I'm worried that I forgot how to do it, how to be who I used to be. Plus, I go to a new school. Its not like they know who I was and can help me get back to that. Im lost and trying not to lose everything that I spent years on, but I'm also wondering if Im pressuring myself to much
0:59 I love this part
ikr its one of the best parts
Dont we all
ikr her voice is so unique and nice
Yes and it’s not because of TikTok 😌
fav part
This being the first song on her debut album is... such a power move, honestly. This is the track that began her career. I think about this every time I listen to it, this is her introduction song.
For y'all who don't know, Marina always knew she wanted to be an artist. This song is about her breaking into the industry and achieving her lifelong goal
used to be
“smart girl!”
“you’re so bright”
“you’re gonna achieve great things”
then, life happened
“what happened to you?!”
“you can do better than this!”
“this isnt the girl i used to know”
“you aren’t even trying anymore!”
oh im so sorry that im human and i still need breaks from life too im really sorry.
hey you're trying your best, stay strong you did your best and that's already impressive.
Relate
Times that just make you say: "Oh? Your saying I should do better as if I'm not fucking trying"
Relate..
Oh yeah my parents used to say
“Amazing”
Keep up the good work
And blah blah blah
But then life changed everything and everyone i once knew
“Do better”
“You’re not even trying anymore”
I feel like i want to die sorry but I’m just not perfect
My ears are happy at the little violin that plays when she says “marina is a dreamer” 0:22
🎻😌✨
My name is Marina too and when i heard that i thought that my mom was calling me. Also mari is a nickname
I used to be straight A student now I'm not even straight
Thanks for making my day
I haven’t laughed like this in a while
*sees Lisa pfp*
Ok I see why 😉
HAHAHAHAAHA
Samee
Bestie, make it two
Honestly, this song is so good at demonstrating its several possible meanings
Many people with gifted child burnout or falling find it extremely relatable, how in their pursuit of becoming what others expect of them they forget what their true satisfaction and happiness is, and they end up alone, without friends, and some form of depressed.
It also works so well to show the experience of ambitious dreamers who finally get to reach their dream. After working so hard and meticulously to reach this dream, things start to become.. difficult, I suppose. "Was I meant to be happy that my life was just aboutta change-" is such a good question, because once you go forward, you can't go back. When you achieve your dream, when almost your entire life was centered around it- well, what do you do now?
Personally, I relate much more to the first interpretation. However, the second one is something I do have second hand experience with, and I can understand how it might be difficult, especially if that dream is focused around fame and performing.
Overall, 20/10 song, would listen and cry to again.
in short, yes, i 100% agree and feel this
having a venti pfp makes your comment even better
I agree
Cool paragraph not ganna read it tho. Good job 👍
Definitely the second one in this phase of my life.
I’ve never kinnied a song so much
your pfp is the same as one of my classmates and that confused me for a sec lmao
@@b0nkerzz lol
Same
Me neither-
FR
It began from
"Gosh my daughter is so smart !"
"We're so proud of you"
"Such a sweet little girl"
It ended with
"Seriously ? You do only THIS ?"
"We're so disappointed on you"
"We hope that you'll go back to your old ver"
Vent if you wanted to
Update -
people , I got a second place in exam !
NEW UPDATES;
I got the first place for SEM 1 exam :D I was so proud since I was in a very big heartbroken because I broke up with my bf , it feels like the best come back ever !! Thank you for all the positive replies , I love you all and I wish the best for all of you people :) you guys are very kind and I really appreciate it. Lots of all for you guys 💓💐
Exactly :( My mom's mad when I get below 90 and she thinks I never even try
@@polarburr6 oh I'm so sorry to hear that :/ parents always think that our exam question is easy untill they tried to see it . Hope you're doing okay today
@@lunarwastakxn_6309 I am! Thank you :))
@@polarburr6 ah I see
i can relate
i want to be an artist and i can start it now but i dont bc of parents think i wont succeed
"High achiever, don't you see? Baby, nothing comes for free. They say i'm a control freak driven by a greed to succeed" is my fav part
Sameee
This song is for all those with strict parents who made us stand out from a young age.
to those who want to die when they get a bad grade
those who are afraid of failing
to those who practice a sport and not for their own pleasure
those who always have to win those whose parents have forced them to go after success ,yes
this is my song
the song is literally the complete opposite
Actually, it’s for those with big dreams but ppl don’t believe they will succeed
@@liliswan207 yes! Omg
Bro it's an interpretation. Stop getting on this person's ass about it. Yikes to these responses.
I like this interpretation.
I used to be a straight a student. And did multiple sports, played instruments, won awards, and was always there for everyone, never yelling at others or drawing attention in class. Then somehow everything changed. I never practice, I can’t get anything above a C, I have fs in all my classes and 76 missing assignments. I just want a break.
same. Its ok to slow down your life and pick yourself up again. Just like weight loss, we all will have to find the sustainable middle ground to our work/study instead of the crashing and burning culture that our greedy society has instilled in us. At the end of the day, the academic world makes money off us by making us feel inadequate unless we do studies in many fields, sports, arts, competitions. When REALLY, the Job market is so different and u know, life is about doing what you enjoy, not becoming a corporate slave overdosing on caffeine and chasing societal expectations and material goods.
Yes same
Its ok , Same same
@@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600 thank you so much honestly it means a lot
At least one person called Marina will listen this song and cry cuz its so fucking relatable. Plot twist: im am this Marina
@karina Same! But with a C instead lmao
hello fellow person named Marina who listens to Marina
@Olga Michułka ???
Indeed 😓
WTF WHEN DID THIS GET SO MANY LIKES YOU GUYS R STUPID THIS IS ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I EVER SAID AND ITS THE MOST LIKES I GOT IN MY LIFE ARE YOU OKAY????
me, sitting here at 2pm studying for a chemistry exam on monday, relating to the line "baby, nothing comes for free"
(the sad part is, i'm studying this hard to get a B or C in the end)
Update: the teacher told me the grade today, and I've got an A- :)))) for me, this is a proof that the line "baby, nothing comes for free" is so true. I'm so happy that all the pain I've gone through while studying has been worth it, and if you, yes you, may think whether u study for this one class test won't make a difference, pls hear me out: It may seem like studying for something in school won't change ur grade dramatically, but in the end you'll be so glad about the fact that u have studied, so pls, get up, make some effort, it'll be worth it, I promise
How'd it go? ✨
@@LeeLee-wo3ug it was way easier than I expected it to be :D
I'll keep you updated as soon as the teacher told me my mark
(thanks for asking btw, I appreciate ur interest
random human being congrats on studying anyways even if you don’t get the A a B or C is still a great grade! good luck :DD
@@izzyb6788 thank you sm!!
I relate.
how is no one talking about this two beautifully written verses
« sad inside
in this life
unsatisfied
*praying*
sad inside
in this life
unsatisfied
*waiting* »
it shows that she lost hope in life and all she can do is wait and pray for her life to become a better one, it’s true since as soon as we’re hopeless we cant help but pray and wait since it is ver hopeless, it is so well thought and underrated, i’ve never heard of in some other song in my life
Literally me :,
There's a difference with being naturally smart and smart through hard work. The latter is mostly the one being affected by this pandemic because we we're taught school is our everything. It's our arena, and it was taken away along with our drive and motivation for it.
Ya pretty much summed up my whole life breuh
Im pretty smart rn and my metal health is at a cliff waiting to jump off but I'm still able to go on. I hope you can see this and be able to have some hope and get better :)
Yep, I thrived off of compliments from my teachers, classmates and having a social life. This pandemic killed my motivation and now I want to jump off a roof.
@@CurlyTheIV I'm the "Einstein" of my class and my mental health is off the cliff from long ago. everything is fine🙃
@@Veniceisforsinners same here brotha 🙃
She doesn't even ask how I'm doing and just cares about my grades. She just completely overlooks everything else and, believe me, when I say I exceeded myself to my limits, I'm normally a straight-A student because of all the negativity that was put on me to succeed, but recently there has been no motivation my mother even got mad at me for having one B I'm so exhausted of these expectations my parents hold on me.
I feel you on that one. No one wants to be forced to do something. Why can't parents just understand that grades aren't everything and that we won't fail in life and die alone just because we failed math? School is supposed to be a learning area where you grow but it's the complete opposite.
Agreed in all honesty, school is starting to feel like a chore and these extra opinions that parents hand out don't help with the situation.
@@Ash-tj5pw It really doesn't. It just puts us into more anxiety and pressure than there were before. I don't even know if they see themselves doing this. It's exhausting sometimes.
i really relate to this,i just sometmes want to give up,knowing that i might be someones,,life faliure,, just as one of my parents said. i dont feel like myself anymre,i dont have any other intrests and just stuck home,without friends,its really hard . wish you all luck
I related on a whole other level, it just gets so hard to keep up with everything, then having to deal with mental health on our own and try to be good enough for everyone's expectations, I'm the oldest too so it can be so much for me but they don't understand
I'm sorry but I need to vent it all out.
My parents never pressured me in doing my studies but my grades were always high to the point that I always made sure that my grades were perfect and if I didn't get the grade that I wanted I would cry, I always made sure to be at the top of the class to make my parents proud, they said that even if my grades weren't always high it'd be alright but I didn't think like that. I wanted to always get perfect scores in order to make both my parents happy and to make myself feel successful. Sure, my grades were high but I always had insecurities since my mom always posts about my accomplishments, I always had thoughts like "what if someone is gonna take my place? what would the people that see my mom's post say?" and so on, I don't really care for their opinions but my mom has to answer questions like, "What happened to your daughter? What happened to her grades?" and I would feel ashamed if I let my parents experience that. To this day, I don't even know what I want to do in the future, I made sure my grades are high so I could get to a good high school but for what? I don't know what I want to do in the future, heck- my grades are just made to make myself feel worth it. I don't really know anymore and I still don't know what I want to do in life but that's it for now I guess, I'm gonna enter high school and I want to go to the highschool both my siblings went so I need to pass an entrance exam for that but I still have loads of time before that... I'm sorry for venting too much but I just needed to let that out.
We... are in the same situation, I really hope everything is working out for you
@@katyanavarro2183 Thanks... I hope everything is working out for you as well
I feel you, I put way much pressure onto myself than what my parents give me. I hope we all get this fear out of our system, sending virtual hugs!
I’m so exhausted of living up to the “asian” standard that everyone stereotypes, including my own parents😁😁
Oml same
Ahh as a Filipino I can fucking relate
right like I don't wanna be a doctor in the future, I'm still young and I get so pressured already 😕
@@sundae8475 "you're gonna be a doctor, lawyer, nurse, etc blah blah blah diba?" no I wanna die lmfao
same, my parents wants me to learn a new language and now I’m taking 3 classes of French :/
I was playing this to my mom and I said "try to understand the lyrics" and she said "She sings better than you"
I can already tell that I can relate with the song
Dang, your mom is a jerk
(Sorry...)
I played this song to my mom and she said " are you trying to make me call you an exception? ... "
@@mikeee33 I felt bad, so here *virtual hugs*
Why would she say that…? I hate when parents, or anyone, compares myself or others to people who are “better” or “likely to succeed”
@@Craigmeowmeow Same with me, but if I say "Stop comparing me to others" she will say "Well if you get better grades, attitude, etc. I would call you an exception and prefer others than you"
So am I useless??
" what happened to you ? you used to be so good and social, where is our lovable little girl ? "
"Sad inside in this life..."
Insecurities, yes.
what they meant by "lovable" and "obedient" was a child they could easily manipulate
why is this so relatable
How the fuck is this so relatable. I used to be THAT girl too.
I wanna say, that this song is relatable not only for good-grade-people or people with strict parents. It is also relatable, when you are a person, that failed themselves in their own goals and now being really dissapointed in themselves :))))))
As a straight A student, in a strict household, and is a golden child, i relate to this song, it’s exhausting trying to live up to their expectations, i myself.. i’m not even satisfied with anything i do
same honestly, my mental stability depends on 100's , A+, medals, titles and honors, if I don't get these I really don't know who I would be, we want more not because of greed, but because we know no other path
This hits straight home.. They tell me what I couldn't do, but what about the things I succeeded in?
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Same tbh
being a golden child was not worth it
Nothing’s ever worth it if you’re little miss perfect~ oops wrong song
@@bearryberry9351 rewind induce amnesia~~
no bcuz you're right😕
@@bearryberry9351 😂
I’m actually sad on how I relate to this song so much.. They used to say,
“you’re so smart”
“You’re so talented”
“You’re a role model”
“We’re so proud of you”
“Take a break”
Now it’s…
“Why are you failing?”
“Why can’t you do anything about your grades?”
“You’re teachers calling me saying you’re failing?!”
“Be better”.
relatable om
I almost repeated a grade but I made it 😕
Mrs. Ragnvindr I’m Proud of you
I can relate..I’m 12 and i feel like i’m too young to feel these things…
@@kylie1237 you're never too young to feel these things, people just say these while you're young.
pov: you used to do good in everything with not a single bad score, everyone began expecting so much from you and you never wanted to disapoint. but then you fell off _a lot_ and people no longer cared if you failed nowadays, but you realize it’s not bad since you finally get that load off your shoulder.
I am mostly a failure now, i used to be the perfect little girl that everyone liked, but now i have mixed grades, im aggressive, etc... I just want to be like i was before...
Edit: lmao i wrote this last night when i was having a tough time lol, i sound edgy
Dude i know how you feel😭😭 when you want to vent but feel like you sound edgy and stuff and your scared people think your just being sad for attention.
I use to get high grades and everyone would call me sweet but now i have anger management problems and mom problems 😭😭🤚🤚 but like we all can get through the hard time in life- sometimes i wanna be sad and stuff but i feel like thats out of the persona im suppose to be in D:
I rarely comment under UA-cam videos but this comment really hit home 😭✋ I’m not in a position to really give out any advice lol, but I have found that it helps me to completely redefine everything and to be more kind to myself.
Like, failure to me is no longer the absence of my success in something. But rather, failure to me now is the absence of my efforts in something. If you’re trying your best, you deserve to be incredibly proud of yourself for that 🤺
Thank you, it's amazing how strangers on Internet can understand you better then your family
Same...I don't know what happened now
i’m not like a straight a student but i’m a student who’s SOOO obsessed with grades like i’m never ever taking a break until i get a perfect score
LITERALLY SAME- i used to care sm about skl and grades and studying but now.. i just dont care about anything my motivation is just going away:)
So im not the only one then
SAME
Oh my god that perfectionist student in us really likes to bite us don't it
SAME
My parents thinks my grades are pretty high but my standards are wayy to much, that I keep stressing myself to make people proud of me because I hate being seen as the lowest one. But no matter how I tried I never got into the top, it sucks
I hate that I used to be perfect (grade n achievement wise) n I didn’t even know and now I’m jealous of how I used to be 🥲🧍♀️it’s honestly embarrassing 😀
fr i used to be an straight a student but now i’m failing all my classes 😃
I was A a+ student in my class that has 98
93
97
99
98
96
grades 😕 I don't know what happened at this point my grades became lower then I thought
I was top of the classes and now I’m shit at every class and am just barely getting though the school year.
i was the gifted kid, only had a+ in every class, was the popular kid and friends with literally everyone in my class, had 2 best friends and didnt even realise how lucky i was. now i have 0 friends, failing half of my classes and constantly think about sewer slide (with 3 attempts lol) ..how??? i wanna be old me so bad
@@miili4444 oi I can be your Friend If you want to!❤️
Why is nobody talking about how impactful the very last line is? It's black or white, have it all or fail completely. No middle ground, no in-between, no compromise. No gray areas
WHY DO MY MEMTAL BREAKDOWN MOMENTS CHOOSE GREAT MUSIC 💀💀💀
Hahaha ich auch
Sus
I recommend "Achilles come down" as a fellow mental breakdown person with good music
LMAOOO SAME
It used to always be
"You're so smart!"
"Talented"
"I'm so proud of you"
Now it's
"What happened? You used to do way better than this"
"What happened to my smart daughter?"
"You can do better than this"
Edit: holy sh*t I never expect this to get so many likes in just a week- oh and I’m sorry to everyone who relates 😕 it’ll get better for us hopefully
FRRRR I just want a break but no one cares
OUCHHH that hit home
Yep
ur whole ccount is depressing :skull:
and thats on trauma
All of the people in this comment section: burnt out gifted kids who feel like they can’t achieve anything like they used to be able to be.
Reminder: you are you, and if you are trying that’s all that matters and I’m proud, even if you fail. If you tried, that’s all I can ask of you and if you keep fighting I’m proud of you, you don’t have to do amazing things to be amazing, I love and care for each and everyone of you.
Please don’t give up yet❤️
💗
Awh thankyou so much, this really backing me up, hope ur okay too boo 💗
Aww that's sweet thank you, I'm glad you're proud but my parents aren't :)
❤️
💜
I was never smart, I was always average but I got into honors and now my parents are suddenly proud and show more attention. I hate the pressure but I love the attention and pride I get when my parents and teachers brag about me. This song made me cry
It made you cry? Lol.
@@Cyanide_Seller girly, the hell?
the way almost an entire generation can relate to this song✨✨✨
‘ nothing comes for free’
As a person good grades + bad mental health I relate so damn much
"I feel like I'm the worst so I always act the best "
I feel that
It's a line from a completely different song
@@hopeless7323 it's from "oh no!"
wrong video man but that's relatable
LMAO wrong song
BYEEEEE WRONG VIDEO LMAOOOKOOOOOOO
I think this song is representing a person with an average life, and how she tried to be popular, like the line "one life pretending to be the cat who got the cream" can show that she daydreams or pretends that shes famous when in reality she's not, or "are you satisfied with an average life" can show that she wants something more than the life she has. "Marina is a dreamer" can also show that many people know about her goals but don't believe in her, which also supports the line "i do not give a damn if you don't believe", where she doesn't care if people doesn't believe in her dream.
"Are you satisfied with an average life" I really relate to this line because I've never felt satisfied with anything that I do and I put unreachable expectations on myself. Like if I draw something and people look at it and they say it's really good and that I'm really talented. But in my eyes I just feel unsatisfied and useless. I feel like I'm nothing special and I never appreciate and feel proud of anything I do. I always feel like instead of doing stuff I like, I should be practicing drawing or improving but I just repeat the sicle and I always feel horrible in the end. I don't know if this is just me but that's just how I feel for everything in life and life itself. It doesn't help that we are now in the middle of a pandemic and I just feel tired and drained everyday even if I don't do anything.
Anyways thank you for reading this dumb rant ☺️
It's pretty much the same with me
I'm never satisfied with myself even when I win competitions and shit it just feels hollow
same.
Its not dumb your feelings will always be valid💜💜 we hear you
Same..
Same... I've felt like this so much, yet also I feel like a lazy ass so-
Also, nah, your rant isn't dumb, everyones emotions are valid :D
the fact that I sold my mental stability in order to have perfect grades and even now no one gives a shit my classmates believe I am obsessed with bragging over my achievements even though I don't even talk to them. My parents say it is my responsability but why ,why can't I do what I want or like. I am left with no friends and a broken family I act like it is always perfect but it isn't
I can relate. Have a hug 💖
Heyy, I really hope you're feeling better now 🥺
Have some choccy milk my friend, be safe. Don't let them shape a person they want you to be. Be yourself my friend.
Before covid I was a straight A student that did art and had many friends, I’m failing like 4 classes now, stopped art, and have 3 close friends and ngl I like it better this way but it still hurts
Same this online class burns out me so much and yep I'm literally failing😀
@@Getawaycarll EXACTLY I have no motivation any more :(
@@V1c.66 but hey even we got no motivation we have to keep going I know we got this and we will survive *sending hugs and motivation*
@@Getawaycarll thank you
When I was little, I would always draw or experiment things while having a lot of fun. Now I can't bare to do anything it's just too much, even existing is hard
I don't think is about a gifted child at all. iirc, Marina doesn't consider herself gifted at all? I think this song is about not listening to those who doubted her, and the second part is about a wall between her and those who doubt her methods etc.
At any rate, this songs feels to me BOTH like a song of unashamed confidence but also self-loathing. It discusses how she can only choose one thing over or other: success OR not being lonely and stressed. She chose the first one; she wants to go far and beyond the average life even if it meant giving up her own happiness and health.
In the end, it reads to me as a song about a person who refused the low expectations forced upon them and instead chased after their own big dreams and achieved them, while also ended up sacrificing being content and fulfilled with one goal. They want to go further and beyond and beyond, while never feeling satisfied with anything they achieve. This doesn't read as criticism of choosing this eternally unsatisfied life, but more of showing what goes in their head.
I do think you are correct, but I personally prefer the other interpretation.
this is my favourite interpretation
This is the one I relate to
For me this is what I prefer and think of when i listen to this song cause it motivates me and lightens up my mood and the other interpretation is kinda relatable
GOD I LOVE MARINA ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY JEWLES AND ELECTRA HEART
I know I'm going to be downvoted, but I think some of these "gifted child burnout" comments are interpreting the song wrongly, which is a shame because it's a super motivating song. This isn't a song about gifted child burnout. Marina was not a gifted child. It's the opposite, where Marina has big dreams (Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer") but everyone is doubting her ability to achieve them (It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe). In reality, Marina wanted to be a successful singer from a young age. People thought she's stupid for trying so hard, giving up friends and choosing the difficult path to achieve a crazy dream. She has her own doubts too (My problem, it's my problem that I never am happy). But in response, Marina asks the doubters (and her burnt out self) if they're really satisfied with their average lives, haven given up their dreams. The answer for Marina is clear.
So this isn't a song about over-demanding Asian parents, it's about telling the doubters to f off and continue hustling to have an above average life, despite everyone and even you yourself sometimes having doubts about your big dreams. It can be a super motivating song, not a burnt out one! I'm not the only one with this interpretation, look up analyses on genius or other sites.
I was a straight-A child with my own problems and pressure, but this song doesn't make me feel burnt out. It's the opposite- it pumps me up to achieve my dreams even if they're difficult, even if I have my difficulties and doubts, even if everyone thinks it's the "wrong" path. Because in the end, I know I'll never be satisfied with an average life.
Shout out to all of you who aren't satisfied with average lives either!
this.
This was the comment I was looking for (Which I agree 100% with). Guys, it´s okay if you want to interpret the song that way, but the lyrics really talk about having big goals and expectations while no one is supporting you. For example, investigate about Marina´s relationship with her father, you will see that at first, it was hard for her to follow her dreams (the music career). ;)
Thank you
True
I'm not disagreeing with the comment section or with you but, I've been taught that we all interpret things differently. Even if that's what Marina intenteded to show, our different interpretations will always blur the truth. In other words, even if we all view the song differently we gotta accept that our perception of the song will always be different from others.
Being smart is a curse, I said what I said. I find that I overthink everything and I cannot seem to be able to enjoy life at all 😔
I'm not very smart and I still over think. No matter the situation, you are not alone and I promise you will be happy one day. Maybe not now, maybe not tomorrow. But there will be one
You seem like you’re younger than me and I found myself in a similar situation when I was younger. You might need to hear this because I needed. “Being smart” is to know when to overthink. You should never spend your beautiful time for unimportant thoughts. Instead work on your goals, hobbies and the person you’re longing to be.
this songs
depresses me and motivates me
whenever I feel demotivated, I come here and vibe along
"MARINA IS A DREAMER."
I think Jean might like and relate to this song! 😁
Klee i-
Please I just did venti’s story quest stop
Klee.. what are you doing here- Go back to Mr. Albedo He's research is done...for today
klee....
Klee i-
Oh- oh no
lyrics
I was pulling out my hair
The day I got the deal
Chemically calm
Was I meant to feel happy that my life
Was just about to change?
One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream
Oh, everybody said: "Marina is a dreamer"
People like to tell you what you're gonna be
It's not my problem if you don't see what I see
And I do not give a damn if you don't believe
My problem, it's my problem
That I never am happy
It's my problem, it's my problem
On how fast I will succeed
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
High achiever, don't you see?
Baby, nothing comes for free
They say I'm a control freak
Driven by a greed to succeed
Nobody can stop me
'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away
It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway
It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Sad inside in this life
Unsatisfied, praying
Sad inside in this life
Unsatisfied, waiting
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Its on the video 👁️👄👁️
This is literally a lyric video
Thanks cutie
LMAO THE LYRICS IS ALREADY IN THE VIDEO 💀
THANKS
This really gets me in my feelings,
I was never a gifted kid. In fact I don’t get the greatest grades but recently since year 6 my grades got better now there dropping and I can’t handle the fact I’m not working as hard as I should but it’s stressful..
Yeah I feel you
year 6? 💀 ur still a child grades barely matter at that age and it’s easy to do well
@@_sadgirl_8730 year 10 actually 💀
As a eldest child who is gifted, I would say i relate to this song.
I have parents who set high expectations. They picked my future that i wanted to plan, They promised to support me but the support was all fake. It went from "Wow! Perfect scores on your exam" "You deserve a reward" to "Why arent you studying hard anymore?" "When you were younger you did better" "You're a disappointment to this family". When i try to make my own decisions, They just yell at me. They treat me like their little puppet, Something they can control. Yet whenever i try my best they still say it isnt good enough. Whenever there's something involving my parents in assignments, I have to pretend they're my role models,That they were loving and caring. But it was all fake.
This is the “eldest sibling” anthem ✨✊😭
Also the middle child with mental health issues theme song ( yes, I’m speaking from experience lol )
@@m4gist3r51 also the youngest ones who arent taken seriously because of their age and get bombarded with expectations to be better than the other siblings
middle child ._.
I'm the 2nd youngest and this is also my anthem
HSNZGSHSB ME BEING AN ONLY CHILD AND THE ELDEST COUSIN
I hate how i cant relate to anything everything going downhill, i dream about becoming a high achiever but i don’t have any strength for it, i tried and failed and stopped because i was never good enough in the end.
Being a high achiever sucks. Teachers think I'm smart when I'm just a liar. I fear to disappoint everyone and I just give up when I don't understand something.
Not being able to relate to something when you just want to relate to _anything_ at all sucks too. I'm sorry for your loss.
This is how i feel right now,everyone in the comments are talking about their past achievements,how they used to be a straight A student,how they won many medals,and here i am,a failure.
I’m tired of myself,i wanna experience being a straight A student,having awards,being good at something,it even sucks because my bestfriends are straight a students,won many awards,and im just……average🧍🏻♀️.
I also want my parents to be proud of me,but instead i cant be the daughter that they asked god for,i’m the opposite of what they want,i feel bad for them,they probably expected me to be someone that i am not,i just wanna be good at something,i am still in 10th grade but i feel like i have no chance to become a better person,i dont feel motivated,tbh,i love my average life,no pressure or anything,but i am tired of comparing my “achievements” to other people,i am tired of people in my class looking down on me because i am a failure,i am tired of myself
Lol ik this is so random but i cant rlly talk to my friends so i’ll just vent here,in the comment section, where no one knows who i am,i wanna k!ll myself,i’ll probably overdose,k bye.
@@riushizuki4135honestly, same but in a different way. I'm so scared of disappointment that I would even not sleep if it means I get a good grade. I'm so tired and I feel like I'm not good at anything.
I have good grades but it's not enough.
I'm so engrossed with grades and keeping up my personal standard for "perfection" that I have no social skills and feel like I can't connect with my friends
Hits different when your mom asks you if you like something you don't want to do and you say "yes" because it's beneficial for college.
That’s what makes me want to una live because what’s the purpose of life when you are not working hard for something you don’t even want to do. Like what are all these sleepless nights for and I’m already starting to sacrifice my freaking health. I just can’t I hate it here too much already.
I was pulling out my hair
The day I got the deal
Chemically calm
Was I meant to feel happy that my life
Was just about to change?
One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream
Oh, everybody said: "Marina is a dreamer"
People like to tell you what you're gonna be
It's not my problem if you don't see what I see
And I do not give a damn if you don't believe
My problem, it's my problem
That I never am happy
It's my problem, it's my problem
On how fast I will succeed
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
High achiever, don't you see?
Baby, nothing comes for free
They say I'm a control freak
Driven by a greed to succeed
Nobody can stop me
'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away
It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway
It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Sad inside in this life
Unsatisfied, praying
Sad inside in this life
Unsatisfied, waiting
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied? Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
It’s says the lyrics in the video..
@@randomstuffs3060 and in the description
It's funny how this song and the people listening to it know you better than the people who are close to you and "care" for you. No one I'm close to understands the fact that I'm crying myself to sleep everynight because my parents have been putting pressure on me and called me a disappointment when I couldn't reach their high standards. Happy that people are venting their pent up emotions in this comment section and that there are people who relate to them and understand them.
tbh pandemic rlly exposed me that i was never always be a straight a student lmao
same. i plan on changing but quarantine came and it ruined me so bad
From one used-to-be gifted kid to another: It literally doesn’t matter what your parents, or anyone else thinks of you. So what if you can’t get all A’s anymore? You don’t need a letter, or anyone else to tell you that you are smart and perfect just the way you are. Keep doing whatever you want, because you’ll rock it! You are amazing and talented and nobody can tell you otherwise, not even your parents. Keep working hard, I know you have the ability to be great and do great things. You can do it!
I needed to read this today. Thank you very much🤍
I love you. 😟❤️
I need this lol... I wish I could see this everyday... Ps: I have my exam tmrw
Sweet.. But it's not about them anymore. If I'm not the best at everything, what's the point of living?
Okay everyone is saying their gifted kid stories so here I go
I was super smart and got straight A's in everything, I was the gifted kid of the family, everyone thought I was so smart and stuff
But then I was bullied and it was like someone punched my brain as hard as they could. Now I literally have no friends and feel I want to die lmao
My grades are still good (not as great as they were which makes me very anxious) i just never get the motivation to study
You can do this! I whish you only the best🌸
This is me right now. I was a very smart kid who got first in class for both semesters and even got prices for getting first. Now I'm just so unmotivated after quarantine, it made me feel so depressed for no reason.
I HELLA RELATE
The moment they told me "everyone hates when you talk" was the moment I just completely gave up.
I've listened to this so many times I unintentionally memorized this
Me 4 seconds after my breakdown:
"They say I'm a control freak, driven by a greed to succeed, nobody can stop me"
That's the line I find most relatable.
I was such an amazing student from preschool to elementary, and you might be asking yourself "what happened?", well your guess is as good as mine, all I know is that the second quarantine started, everything became absolute hell, so for anyone reading this far and/or having a hard time getting through school no matter the situation, I just want you to know that you're definitely not alone, and I hope that everything that gets better for all of us
I feel relieved to know that it didn’t just happen to me and I’m not the only person finding it hard and unattainable. I don’t really know what happened to me either. Hope It doesn’t stay like this for long.
Lockdown hit, my grades went from A*s and A's to D's and C's.
Came out of lockdown. I was told I wouldn't get over a C by my school.
I stuck my head back into work so hard that I pulled out of school with A's and B's. I wasn't going to let school fuck me over like that.
I'm now in Sixth form (alternate for College for those who don't know) and I'm getting A's as my grades! We can do it! All of us are so strong being able to make it through this!
To everyone who doesn't feel proud of what they create:
Just remember, it all depends on perspective: you might think your drawing is terrible, but someone else might rearrange their favorite art piece list and put your drawing on top!
Hey, I actually needed this. Haven't felt good about my art lately but thanks for motivating me a bit
mhm! ofc! i'm an artist too, i get what you're saying
yeah but like getting an art bachelore or not is not subjective
I wasn't an A's student but now I need the approval of authorities in everything, I have to be perfect because I realized that with just average I can't archive anything
Let's goo
Same
Ditto Let’s gooo achievers
This music is my mood for 2022. NOBODY CAN STOP ME. I'LL ACHIEVE EVERYTHING I WANT NO MATTER THE COST
I went from getting nothing, no praise. My emotionally and physically absent parents gave me nothing.
I was raised by everyone but my parents.
I got the taste love and praise. Of warmth and confidence. I felt.. good. I was addicted. And I had it torn away from me. I lost that love and adoration. The support.
It went from "You're amazing" "You're so talented" and "You're doing great."
To "whats wrong?" "Why arent you [insert basic thing]?" "You used to be just fine."
I feel like I've let down everyone. I've disappointed them more than my existence did in the first place.
And to my mom, my dad, who I know won't ever see this. Im so sorry. Im sorry I'm not what you wanted. Im sorry I failed school. I'm sorry I give up too easily. Im sorry I'm not a perfect child. I'm sorry I exist. I let you down and I don't know how to change things anymore.
Im sorry.
I don’t know who you are but you deserve so much better, I am not disappointed in you and I’m so proud of your accomplishments no matter what they are
Hey, I know I'm about three months late but I went through the exact same decline, it's like I wasn't the perfect child anymore, and it took so so long to finally feel better but here I am.
Basically, I'm trying to say that no matter what happens, no matter how many declines you go through or how many times things get worse, you'll make it through, I know you will.
I'm proud of you, I'm proud of everything you've accomplished, you're worth so much and you're so valid.
You're stronger then you think you are.
I hope you have an amazing day/night :)
I really wanna give you a hug, I wanna show you that your experience is not a waste. Dont let the word or actions of people get you down you are wonderful in so many ways I'm so sorry that you dont see it yet. Never give up never let's the words of people change who you wanna be an sometimes your all means nothing to alot of people but as long as you know you have your all you dont need shit from other people. Please honey move confidence and be proud
@@envy1266 I'm really trying. I'll hang on for you, I promise.
@@nykawheatley3569 thank you
*sighs*
*gets into the bath tub and plays this loudly as the shower is pouring on my full makeup face*
I relate to this song, but not that I’m a straight A student. I relate to this as me growing up to fast I got pushed by everyone around me to become mature and to find a purpose in my life that wasn’t anything magical. I was still so young and now that I’m older they don’t even look at the growth I made for them so they could be proud of me. Everything I do is now ‘my business’ thanks for listening to this rant
This is the perfectionists anthem fr >>
"Are you satisfied with average life?"
That got me everytime
"And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die" why does this hits so hard?
I was gonna comment on how I was looking for this song for a month and how excited I was to find it, but I scrolled through the comments without realizing that this song is my whole life story- My whole personality is pleasing my parents and making sure that my reputation is known as the 'honor student'. Everyone steers to what I wasn't able to reach or what I couldn't comprehend, not the things that I succeeded in.
life sucks don't it.
As someone who actually go in medical high school this is really relatable. You always need to be the best or you're failure. Everyone put pressure on you. Parents the most "if they can have high grades why you can't?" To be honest high or not mental health should be in a first place but it's not. Your either failure or anxious student with at least one mental illness. Sad truth of the best school
i know this is a really late reply and that you most likely won’t see it, but i just started my freshman year at a medical high school. its ratings are really high and all of a sudden i’ve went from the top student to ultimately average, like i’m a clone amongst other people and it feels as if i have to work hard to get back to the way it was as opposed to depending on good memory
the pressure even bleeds into my hobbies, because people think i’m like…god level at them and it got to my head. i’ve won a state-wide award for my poetry, nothing feels enjoyable anymore because i always have to be good at it
i’m so glad that there’s someone who goes to this kind of school too, it’s so intense
This describes my transition from high school to med school, I needed excellent grades, a great résumé and excel at the admission exam (more than 10,000 apply for 160 spots), so as the song says I was the overachiever involved in everything activity you could think of, I never felt like I fitted in with the kids of my class, I never felt like I had real friends, I became a control freak over my grades and my mom would tell me to chill down, that I shouldn’t obsess with it, I’d get mad for that, I spent months studying and I’d barely go out, but it was worth it, I got in, I was the 16th highest amongst thousands of people, but now that I’m in med school I feel so stupid, no matter how hard I try I can barely get a C, I burned out, now I suck at school and I don’t know what am I gonna do to improve my grades, bc I wanna do my residency in Germany, that’s my new concern
Hi, I hope things are going well for you and I wish you the best of luck!❤️
tiktok really be giving be giving me some good songs 😩👌
And straight tiktok just be ruining them
Everyone is talking abt grades and i’m hearing yall but.. the feeling of knowing that when u were younger you mastered sooo many skills and now you have lost all of your progress when you used to be a multi-talented child, it feels like you worked all these years just to forget them afterwards💀💀💀
I feel like the moment I couldn't perform anymore I was just thrown away and replaced with a new shiny model. I wasn't even the best.
@@AnaSofia-xe2wg try to think about how much did you enjoy that moment, try not to focus on how others perceived you , replaced or not, and focus on that experience and what it meant to you.
Don’t think about how you were "replaced" and what happened afterwards, cut out any thought that is linked to others and try to keep the good memories of your own experience ,
I mean , that’s an easy thing to say but it’s normal if you struggle with that
This song is too relatable
Also time stamp for my favorite part: 0:59
I'm a straight A student and it's really difficult to make it seem like being good at certain subjects is really easy but people don't know the truth behind it.
Me and maths
God I love Marina's music so much, I swear I've never related to so many songs made by one artist.
Lyrics:
I was pulling out my hair
The day I got the deal, chemically calm
Was I meant to feel happy that my life
Was just about to change?
One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream
Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer"
People like to tell you what you're gonna be
It's not my problem if you don't see what I see
And I do not give a damn if you don't believe
My problem, it's my problem
That I never am happy
It's my problem, it's my problem
On how fast I will succeed
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
High achiever, don't you see?
Baby, nothing comes for free
They say I'm a control freak
Driven by a greed to succeed
Nobody can stop me
'Cause it's my problem if I want to pack up and run away
It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway
It's my problem, it's my problem if I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Sad inside in this life, unsatisfied, prayin'
Sad inside in this life, unsatisfied, waitin'
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are you satisfied with an easy ride?
Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
Black, white (are you satisfied, are you satisfied?)
this is legitimately a lyric video
@@Mustymusterson ikr
The lyrics are on the fucking screen
@@sleepy5968 the lyrics may come up slower:)
@@sleepy5968 especially when a person who hasn't heard the song yet but wants to sing along
“Are you satisfied, with an average life? Do I need to lie, to make my way in life?” hits hard, yet relatable.
Almost everyone here is a burntout gifted child, while I was nothing from the start, I really hope you guys get the rest you need :/ we're on the same boat just on a different sea
this is unrelated to the point you are trying to make, but pls don’t say you’re nothing, even if you weren’t gifted from the start. you are valid just like everybody else, and you matter. i hope u are proud of yourself, because even if you say you are nothing, you’re still a living human being who has gone through hardships and deserves to be recognised. im proud of u :)
This describes my life as the eldest sibling; all their expectations are put in me and none on my younger sibling so i am stuck trying to make them proud while my younger sister isn’t being pressured.
I relate to it as as well!
Even though I’m the autistic gay little sister you knows she’ll never be as responsible or normal as her talented big sister.
It’s amazing how songs can connect people going through different experiences!
"people like to tell you what you're gonna be. It's not my problem if you don't see what i see" yeah they need to understand this line..stop comparing your student, everyone journey is different..
My friend told me that this was my theme song, and i didn't really care (also because i didn't know the name) but now that i see the lyrics, it's definitely me, although it's quite depressing to see that i relate to much, it's true. Thank darling for showing me this song, i appreciate it dearly ✨