Ian McConnell
The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)
[Verse 1]
I’m indulging my phases
I refuse to be anxious
Lots of days I’m still anxious
I know that I’m not lazy
I just gotta be patient
My default is impatient
When the fuck will I make it?
Have I already made it?
Smoke my weed and hit nature
In the heat of the day
On a summertime Wednesday

[Pre-Chorus]
What am I forgetting?
Too relaxed to be well prepared
Too at peace for someone who cares
Will I panic when I get there
Pull the hair from my eyebrows, nervous habit
Work-life balance, I’ve never had it
The world’s right there, if I’d only grab it
Talk myself down and scream emphatically

[Chorus]
I won’t worry my life away
Hey, oh
No I won’t worry my life away
Hey, oh
[Verse 2]
I made hits! I made shit that worked!
What I do now better not be worse
Don’t celebrate, make the next thing first
My superpower’s making happiness hurt
Damn, I am dramatic
Is the phrase drama queen problematic?
I’m a straight white male in a bright red state
Most of what I vote against works in my fa-vor
I don’t wanna be a savior
I’m just tryna love a neighbor
But there’s a million ways
What’s your definition of a positive change?
Do I make the world worse with my presence?
Ask online, get a whole lotta yeses
Look at these messes, can you tell it stresses me out?
Spiral down, hit the ground, breathe it out, say aloud

[Chorus]
I won’t worry my life away
Hey, oh
No I won’t worry my life away
Hey, oh

[Bridge]
Because the remedy is the experience
This is a dangerous liaison
I says, the comedy is that it's serious
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
‘Cause it all amounts to nothing in the end