Criteria of the Void
Criado por drng com Udio AI
Lyrics
And here I'm standing, all exposed Their criteria, the goalposts moved What was right, now deposed Their shifting sands, that can't be proved [Verse] I could pen all the woes tonight Fixation on points that kept us tied I could pen all the woes tonight Fixation on points that kept us tied I'd rewrite all the peer-review slights And bury them in sheets of doubt [Instrumental break] [Verse] Don't turn back, their words a haunting rhyme Can't displace this weight on my mind Their verdict's cold, leaves my hands tied The grant's demise, a bitter find I chart the course of a futile fight With every 'could've been' I draft [Chorus] In this ivory tower's shadow, I stand A hopeful heart, with a shaking hand By fluorescent gleam, in the lab's somber light Contemplating paths, through the sleepless nights I face the scores, the critiques that bite My vision's breadth, they just can't quite sight [Verse] Another round, revisions in sight Yet the heartache's the same, an academic's plight The panels sit with power unrestrained In their gaze, my years of work contained With every cut, my dreams constrained Their doubt draws blood, my passion drained [Bridge] In hushed tones, the judgments cast Dreams deferred, but hope might last Turn the page, a new critique Foundation's shaky, outlook bleak Shelves of data, now questioning The merit of my life's offering [Instrumental break] Each reviewer's pen, a sword that slashes On my work, their scornful lashes
