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The Optimist
Funk
The Optimist was released on July 22, 2026 by Brandon Massey as a part of the album Jamphetamine 2
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Release DateJuly 22, 2026
LabelBrandon Massey
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM95

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Massey
Brandon Massey
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Massey
Brandon Massey
Composer

Lyrics

Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
It's tricky sometimes
Another morning, 'nother mission
Motivation depleted
You only feel like you're existing
There's a pressure as if Atlas was the template
They always try to tell you with attention comes a lesson
They always try to tell you it gets better when you're stressing
They say wait for better days while you struggle with the present
In this state, there's no escape
Tell me who can relate?
There's a mental element
You feel it bend, then break
They say the surface is calm
They've read me wrong
They're looking for a show but don't know that I don't perform
No heart on my sleeve
All this pressure, no reprieve
No relief, no relaxing
Ruminating in my sleep
There's a limit to this
There's no infinite risk
I'll say that I'm okay and punctuate with a quip
That's it
So if my cup is half full today
I guess I'll fill the rest of it with the rain
Sky is grey
Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
If you're hosting pity parties
Please don't invite me
I'm tunnel vision focused
Do the most to shield my psyche
Got nightly endeavors
I push in spite of the weather
Insomniac attacking passions whenever
There's a method to the madness
They say gotta seize the day
Don't fall behind it
My head's up in the clouds
I'm trying to find that silver lining
If I said that it was easy to do
Then I'd be lying
It's a balancing act
Sometimes we laugh to keep from crying
I'm not the praying type
But if you're living, count your blessings
I sit up late at night and wonder if there is a heaven
I live for here and now and here is where I find my stressors
I got a daughter motivating me to press the pressure
And when the worst of it has got me down and got me plotting
I imagine Reina saying "Come on, Dad, you got it"
So if my cup is half full today
I guess I'll fill the rest of it with the rain
Sky is grey
Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Grey skies
Feel so alive
Like I say
Grey skies
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Hey
Wear your crown
Hey
Oh
Hey
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Hey
Hear me
Hey
Wear your crown
Hey
Oh
Hey
Wear your crown, wear your crown
Hey
Oh
Hey
Written by: Brandon Massey
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