Steps

from Cretaceous by Simulacra

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lyrics

The slow trudge of progress digs its claws into all, bracketing the impatient, cursing the needy, freeing us to embrace temporality
Crawling practice, moored in time, drawing from us the want to perfect without input, to create without spark all that we idolize

Nothing comes to us as a whim, no blink will bring about rest, there is no solace available in wishing for the end
Agony in repetition, madness in the cycle of rhythm, we burn ourselves in the name of ability

Embrace the aches that are to come
Feel the lashing pains of work
Conjoin with the unending frustration
Take that first step

Cycles of praxis, unending torment, wracking of failures, mind and body in disconnection

You don’t add measures before taking a count
You can’t succeed just by sitting around
You cannot master before being an apprentice
You can’t run a marathon before taking a step

Life can take its toll, time can run out
We can become drained of initiative
But there can be no excuse on the path to mastery
Only those who take each step despite the bedlam surrounding
Can see the path to their own success