The Hoops

You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
It's the terrible truth, baby
Oh you just gotta move through it
You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops

When I speak to the men that run the show
And they tell me what to do
I desire to protest and scream and shout
Fuck your literature review

But I can't say that or I won't get in
No you can't say that or you won't get in

If you're tired of the mundane always
Something comes and gets your blood thick all day
It's just part of being human okay
Something we gotta do

You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
It's the terrible truth, baby
Oh you just gotta move through it
You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops

It makes me rage so many papers none in my bank account
But I am a student, these are my hoops, and I gotta work it out
I must behave, I cannot just let myself get in a mess
But what do I do, oh what do I say, I better just take a deep breath

If something's irking me when do I get to protest?
I often prefer to be passive, don't let my people perceive me a pest
A purple people pleaser, blackened and bruised by the stress
Of holding it in, my delicate skin, is often under duress

"Oh he is so sweet, he is so peaceful" this is the praise that I want
But when I'm emotional, when I am angry
They'll think that I am a fraud
"All that meditation, it doesn't seem to be doing him good
Better just walk away, put him at bay, he's so insecure"

But, we live in a culture of grinding, built on a system of violence
Slavery, pesticide, genocide
How do I keep all my anger in hiding?
Better distract with my phone, tells me that I'm not alone
Dopamine, dopamine, dopamine, give me that dopamine
Til I explode

You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
It's the terrible truth, baby
Oh you just gotta move through it
You gotta jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops, baby
Jump through the hoops