How To Be Happy

Your nihilism's a crutch

An affectation used too much

It seems so self-aware

There are worse things than to care

Not all discussions are fights

There's more to life than being right

You might try listening

You could just learn something

Go pour yourself in your art

Cause even if it's shite at the start

Your friends will think it's class

You'll get better with each pass

And find somebody you like

Do your best to treat them right

You set your ego free

In vulnerability

And if I keep all this in mind

I can hold my head above the water half the time

And if I make it through a day

I find I'm one step closer to being happy

So take a run in the park

Before you get that far

You're going to shake that sense of dread

That lingers in your head

Or call your mum and your dad

You know they're not half bad

Remember when they both had you

That they were children too

There's always help to be found

Good friends will stick around

Like fast adhesive glue

Even when you're blue

Compassion starts at home

Self-loathing is a stone

You'd better toss aside

You're better off alive

And if I keep all this in mind

I can hold my head above the water half the time

And if I make it through a day

I find I'm one step closer to being happy

To being happy

And I know it seems sometimes

That the lows outweigh the highs

You're not alone

So keep in mind

That it won't be dark forever

Take it one day at a time

And if I keep all this in mind

I can hold my head above the water half the time

And if I make it through a day

I find I'm one step closer to being happy

And if I keep all this in mind

I can hold my head above the water half the time

And if I make it through a day

I find I'm one step closer to being happy

To being happy