Normal

from Professional Development by Jigs

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lyrics

This can’t be normal…
No, this isn’t normal…

The American scheme. Manipulating in the mainstream.
The main theme as of lately is faking.
Claiming to be on the same team then aim to
Betray teammates to get the fame. We
do the same thing but wonder why we don’t change.
Stay up late thinking about the words we don’t say.
All of this is not without a consequence
Our incompetence to face our mistakes could be gravely.
This is to prepare you. Not tryna scare you.
A shooter coming soon to a city near you
Is a fear that we share. Too often feel impaired to
Prevent it cuz the culture and the law’s gotta care too,
And not be scared to change it. But I get it.
There’s already plenty people who refuse to be different.
And who choose to be ignorant and move their opinions
On the truth. What they really need to do is listen.

BRIDGE:
Normal is lying.
Normal is cheating.
Normal is dying,
Shootings and screaming.
Normal is wasting.
Normal is condoned.
Normal is hating
That which we don’t know.

This can’t be normal…
My God, is this normal?
This can’t be normal…
No, this isn’t normal…

Mental health is not fun to mess with. Health is fundamental.
Normal is suppression. Coping is essential.
What’s it’s gonna take to become a new vessel?
Helping people break through, believing in their potential.
Essentially, we haven’t even turned a corner.
A closed mind is a permanently closed border.
And closed boarders lead to dangerously close quarters.
And chaos when the court is out of order…
Normal is ignoring when the normal is tragic.
Suicidal kids and the seas are made of plastic.
Cancel culture’s bound to put you on the blacklist.
The least we can do is not shooting up the masses.
I’ve had it. Keep pretending this is average.
Imagine if we helped rather than doing damage.
Do a bit better each day, then surpass it.
Normal shouldn’t take time to take action.

Normal is spying.
Normal is creeping.
Normal’s denying
And clearly misleading.
Normal is taking.
Normal is fighting.
Normal is faking.
and selfishly whining.

When you normalize it, realize that
Danger lies when you quit tryna fight back.
Ambition dies when you quit tryna fight back.
We pay the price when you quit tryna fight back.
But tired eyes open wide when you fight back.
What had died comes alive when you fight back.
Broken lives get revived when you fight back.
And inside you’re alright cuz you fight back.
When you normalize it, realize that…
Realize that you gotta fight back.

credits

from Professional Development, released February 3, 2024
Lyrics written by Matt Jurasewicz. Audio recording by Matt Jurasewicz. Composed and produced by Matt Jurasewicz.