Stuck In This Rut

I heard this song today and (I felt) it was a direct reflection on how I see my life currently. I think today’s generation is becoming one that is so used to always being connected through text, Facebook, events, etc. that they have to always be entertained every second or is otherwise BORED OUT OF THEIR MINDS. I wake, go to school, go to work, study, and pass out only to wake the next day to repeat. I’m tired, and wearing myself down to the point where my friends want to go out and I would rather stay in my room. This is getting me to the point of not caring about anything. I do what is required and nothing more. I’m in a rut and don’t seem to care. I never take time to do more than what’s required. The sad thing is that I’m happy. I’m enjoying being bored for once. I don’t NEED to always be go go go! I admit I’m pretty busy but I always take time for myself just to think. It helps me stay sane but also tends to get me lost. I can spend hours not paying attention to my friends and am slowly becoming that person I said I would never be. I can’t explain it in words so this song is helping me greatly. However, that’s all for now because I have to go write a composition critique for my music class. Ew

Song: "Sunrise, Sunset"
Artist: Bright Eyes

Sunrise, sunset.
Swiftly go the days.
Sunrise, sunset.
You wake up, then you undress.
It always is the same.
a sunrise and the sun sets.
You’re lying while you confess, keep trying to explain.
a sunrise and the sun sets you realize
then you forget what you’ve been trying to retain.
But everybody knows it’s all about the things
that get stuck inside of your head,
like the songs your roommate sings
and she raised her hands in the air asked you,
When was the last time you looked in the mirror?
cause you have changed.
Yeah, you have changed.

Sunrise, the sun sets.
You are hopeful and then you regret.
The circle never breaks.
With a sunrise and a sunset there’s a change of heart or address.
Is there nothing that remains?
For a sunrise or a sunset.
You’re manic or you’re depressed.
Will you ever feel ok?
for a sunrise or sunset, your lover is an actress.
Did you really think she’d stay?
For a sunrise or sunset.
You’re either coming or you just left but you’re always on the way.
Towards a sunrise or a sunset, a scribble or a sonnet.
They are really just the same.
To the sunrise and the sunset.
The master and his servant have exactly the same fate.
It’s a sunrise and a sunset.
From a cradle to a casket.
There’s no way to escape.
The sunrise and the sunset.
Hold your sadness like a puppet, keep putting on the play.
But everything you do is leading to the point
where you just won’t know what to do.
And at that moment you may laugh
but there is someone there who will be laughing louder than you.
So it’s true, the trick is complete.
become everything you said that you never would be.
You’re a fool! You’re a fool!