Competition

They say it's all friendly, they say it's all fair
They say it's all fun, they make competition rare
They say it's a great place, competition-free
So of course that's where people like me wanna be

You get there and see all there is to see
You think it's a place where I can be me
And then you realize there are leveled groups
If you're not in the top people treat you like poops

You realize there's inner competition of where you shop at
They compete in who's more skinny, who's more fat
Who's a better athlete, who's a better singer
Who runs fast and who wants to linger

They try to force you not to compete
But people can't help themselves from seeing who got beat
It's a natural thing to see who's best
People's minds just won't rest

And what's worse about competition is they have categories
You can be good at athletics, the arts, swimming, even telling stories
But since there's so few you might not fit in
You hate yourself if you're not one to win

Cuz you see the winners being loved and hugged with thanks
Out of all the people you get the bottom ranks
You see the winners fitting into the crowd
And you feel alone and stupid, not one bit proud

And suddenly you regret ever coming to the place
You realize they lied, it's all a race
And with horror you realize that it's hard to escape it
Unless the rare case is you don't care if you fit

But no matter what I say most people do
So competition will always be there for you
Because we're human and we're normal
We compete