Joywave - Half Your Age - Audio Commentary lyrics

There's this theme of work
Here of misplaced resiliency
I think I've told this story before,  but
When I was a kid I wanted
To be a professional hockey
Player and if you've ever seen me in
Person you can pretty quickly
Surmise that puberty may
Have skipped a few steps during my blossoming

But, uh, the real cause for alarm was that
I can't ice skate and
I've never been able to and somehow
I figured that I'd learn, y'know, later

And eventually, i realized around fifteen or
Sixteen that I wasn't
Gonna be drafted by a NHL team

Now as an adult I realize if you're not on
Skates by about age 5 you've got no chance
No chance at all

I think there's a lot of
Irrational belief in people
My age and younger that we're all destined to
Do really big things and special things and I
Think it's important to be open to the
Idea that your dream might not be the thing
It might be the thing that leads you to
The thing, and it might not even be that
But, it's okay to say "Hey I tried
" and move onto something else

And yes
I do recognize the fact that my backup
Plan to professional hockey player
Was professional musician
Which is equally difficult