Living The Dream

I'm living the dream That's what everybody's saying to me I guess it must be true if I'm the only person that can't see It's a 'confidence in numbers' situation, so it seems Since consensus leads us to believe in the things we haven't seen I'm living the dream "Jack you should be so proud of yourself This is the height of people's career" and I'll be convinced by everyone else That I've made it So hey Mum, look at me, I'm a star Blacktrax Spotlight on me when I rip a solo on the guitar I'm dancing, I'm tricking, I'm playing the piano, I'm singing To a packed out crowd every night, yeah I can hear their screams ringing On stage with these boys, though I think of them as Brothers now They've got my back, I've got theirs If they need me, boy I'll double down Said I'm the man, I'm the guy Celebrity selfies at parties, I'm in the fast lane and if you're lucky You can watch me fly by Watch me having a great time Watch me laughing with my new friends in new clothes Because this new life will do just fine I'm living the dream I'm living the dream That's what everybody's saying to me I guess it must be true But it's funny... Since I've been living the dream, man, I've noticed a lot Like how everybody assumes it's my dream when it's not They don't ask me what's next or what else I'm up to 'Cause my life's just the best and this is all that I do Since I've been living the dream too many people are calling me Sir Am I living the dream if I barely get to spend time with her? I live ten minutes from my best mate And not once have I been to his place I've seen him twice in three months Since I've been living the dream how I get treated has changed But it's by people who have known me for years and that's strange Don't put me on a pedestal as if I'm famous When not long back you were taking the piss out of the holes in my trainers I hear them telling me that soon I'll be forgetting about them As if the people that made me are in the past I'm now, they're just then And to be honest, that hurts To know they think I value love and friendship less than I value my job and my work And I'm not trying to sound ungrateful 'Cause now my career's in flow And Al, Luke and Jack, I appreciate you more than you know There's just a lot that so far I've been keeping on the low Too many times I'm being convinced that this is as far as I'll go When boy I'm twenty-one and I'm nowhere near reaching my peak And no; when I go out, I'm not recognised in the street I'm a nobody, and I'm so content with that fact If this is how you're treated the second you go from this to that I know what I'm here for And I know the target market And it's easy to think that I'm more when I'm walking a red carpet Cameras flashing, general public are packed in I've got the biggest grin When in reality they're a bit too close and I'm conscious of my skin And now I've got to care about that. I'm fitting a look It's no longer about my melodies and writing a good hook Not about my creativity, those times are through So it means the world when people compliment not how we look But what we actually do And now I'm just telling a bit of truth Because I'm living the dream, I'm being told when to socialise A life through social media with social smiles and social lies Living the dream means I'm not allowed to have a bad day Living the dream means I have to have my hair cut a certain way I can't remember the last time I had a conversation so deep People are less concerned with how I am, and more who I meet And as much as I hate to admit the fact Sometimes they have to leave before I get to ask them anything back I feel selfish, I feel like I'm the centre of attention Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days sat in detention Scribbling lyrics on the inside of my workbook Staring out the window thinking one day I'll make this work Look I know this track will come across badly I'm slating everything I've got when so many people have said they're proud of me And I'm by no means in the worst place of my life on this stage This has just all built up to the point where it spilled out on the page This is one step in my life And I hope people know that Don't get me wrong it's a great step and I wouldn't go back But there's so many things right now that I could have put in that track To show that no one's life is perfect And I guess that's just fact I still make triangles from every packet, like a melt I still rep YDNA and I still use a shoelace for a belt I appreciate what I've got, and I got it because I don't slack But please don't make me out to be something I'm not Because I'm still just Jack I'll get there I'm not there yet, but I'll get there