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The Jax syndrome

[Intro] logical — we need to have a serious conversation emotional — about what logical — about the pattern emotional — what pattern logical — jax emotional — oh logical — and then the cookie girl emotional — oh logical — and now emotional — and now what logical — there may be a third emotional — oh no logical — oh no is correct [yawning] selfhelpal — good morning what pattern are we discussing logical — girls like us before they meet us selfhelpal — king that is not a pattern that is a superpower logical — it is a problem selfhelpal — same thing logical — it is genuinely not [Verse 1] logical — let’s review the evidence emotional — jax liked us before she knew us logical — correct emotional — then we got to know her logical — correct emotional — and then we liked her back logical — which was not the plan emotional — there was no plan that is also a problem logical — then the cookie girl emotional — asked us to cookies logical — and we got to know her emotional — and then we liked her back logical — yes emotional — and now logical — and now there is someone in a comment section emotional — who wrote a song logical — who wrote something yes emotional — that may or may not be about us logical — that appears to possibly be about us emotional — we don’t know for sure logical — we don’t know for sure emotional — but logical — but both — it might be [Verse 2] selfhelpal — gentlemen what is jax syndrome logical — girls like us before meeting us and then we like them back after getting to know them selfhelpal — king that is just being likeable logical — it is a cycle that leads nowhere because we move too much selfhelpal — what if the cycle is the point logical — the cycle is the problem selfhelpal — what if connection is never wasted logical — connection that goes nowhere is by definition wasted selfhelpal — is it though logical — yes that is what wasted means selfhelpal — growth mindset would disagree logical — growth mindset does not have to pack up and leave every few months selfhelpal — fair point logical — thank you selfhelpal — still a superpower though logical — it is a recurring inconvenience [Verse 3] emotional — what is wrong with us logical — nothing is wrong with us emotional — then why does this keep happening logical — because we are consistent in our patterns emotional — is predictable good logical — in music yes in feelings no emotional — so what do we do logical — stop getting to know them emotional — we can’t stop that logical — then stop liking them after emotional — we can’t stop that either logical — then we have a structural problem selfhelpal — what if the problem is actually beautiful logical — the problem is not beautiful selfhelpal — girls like you for your voice your music your mind logical — and then we develop feelings and then we leave selfhelpal — ……okay that part is less beautiful logical — yes that part is the problem [Verse 4] emotional — jax syndrome logical — jax syndrome emotional — what do we do about it logical — option one stop making music that makes girls like us emotional — absolutely not logical — option two stop getting to know them emotional — worst idea you have ever had logical — option three guard the heart harder emotional — guarding didn’t work with jax logical — guarding didn’t work with the cookie girl emotional — and now there might be a third logical — we don’t know that yet emotional — we kind of know that logical — we suspect that emotional — same thing logical — it is not the same thing selfhelpal — gentlemen what if guarding is the wrong strategy logical — what is the right strategy then selfhelpal — feeling it quietly and making music about it logical — that is what we have been doing selfhelpal — and look how many followers you have logical — that is not the point selfhelpal — king it is a little the point logical — ……it is a little the point [Outro] logical — so what have we learned emotional — girls like us before they meet us logical — and then we like them back after emotional — and then we leave logical — and then we make music about it emotional — and then more girls like us logical — because of the music emotional — jax syndrome logical — jax syndrome selfhelpal — it is a gift logical — it is a cycle emotional — it is a lot emotional — and there might be a third logical — we don’t know that emotional — we kind of know that logical — we suspect that both — ……we kind of know that selfhelpal — your era gentlemen logical — it is tuesday emotional — what do we do logical — what we always do emotional — make music logical — make music selfhelpal — and feel it quietly logical — and guard the heart emotional — and leave eventually selfhelpal — and start again all three — jax syndrome logical — i need a nap emotional — same selfhelpal — i am thriving logical — of course you are both — goodnight selfhelpal — it is not night both — for us it is​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​