It's a waste of time
  It's a race that can't be won
  Call the whole thing off
  Well that's easier said than done
  And I try to shut it out
  And I think I've figured out
  That it makes no sense to compare what I've done
    So what do I do now that I'm alone?
  I've been building up and tearing down
  and looking for what never can be found
    So what do I do now that I'm alone?
  God I tried so hard to get here
  but still I'm averaged out
  Graded on a curve
    Put the blinders on and believe in someone else
  You're not what they want that's exactly what they sell
  And it's all been preordained but it's never quite the same
  Once you've figured out that it makes no sense
    And I don't care if I'm the one who makes mistakes
  And I don't care how long this is going to take
  Does it really matter how you played the game
  when you were never really in it