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Released 3/30/2021.
Duration: 4:35.

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Tracks that reference Life's a Mind Game:

From Beyond:

• Life's a Mind Game (Instrumental) by Circlejourney

Lyrics:

That's just how, how it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

That's just how, how it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

She says she's not looking for a partner
Next month she's dating someone hotter
I'm cute to everyone but not her
That's how it goes

He says you wanna bang for one night
I say not my idea of fun, like
Next day he goes makeouts are fine, right
That's how it goes

Everywhere I go, Everyone I know,
Just another comedy about to start
Won't someone tell me how to play my stupid part
Look like I belong
Try to learn the words by heart
Then I say them wrong

I used to think there was a trick, that there was a key
Something everybody knew but me, but I've come to see
Life's a circus and we're doomed to be
Clowning until we kick the bucket and then we're free

That's just how, how it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

That's just how
How it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

Breakup was back in 2019
Since then I've fallen in a routine
See someone new, no words, break down
The saddest thing you've ever seen

It's like a shitty B-rate movie
So bad you feel a little sorry
For everyone who's in the show
And I would know

I guess I'll get lost in a story
Roleplay's the way, I won't be sorry
Then bam, DM gives us a hottie
And I'm too scared to flirt (Goddammit)

I guess I'm doomed to make no progress
Let's face the truth, I'm just a hot mess
I'll probably always be anxious
And life will always hurt

That's just how, how it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

That's just how, how it moves
Life's a mind game, with no rules
You will win till you lose
Same old story, same old news

(One)
That's just how, how it moves (She says she's not looking for a partner)
(Two)
Life's a mind game, with no rules (Next month she's dating someone hotter)
(Three)
You will win till you lose (I'm cute to everyone but not her)
(Four)
Same old story, same old news (That's how it goes)
(That's how it goes)

(One)
That's just how, how it moves (He says you wanna bang for one night)
(Two)
Life's a mind game, with no rules (I say not my idea of fun, like)
(Three)
You will win till you lose (Next day he goes makeouts are fine, right)
(Four)
Same old story, same old news (That's how it goes)

That's just how, how it moves (She says she's not looking for a partner)
Life's a mind game, with no rules (Next month she's dating someone hotter)
You will win till you lose (I'm cute to everyone but not her)
Same old story, same old news (That's how it goes)

That's just how, how it moves (He says you wanna bang for one night)
Life's a mind game, with no rules (I say not my idea of fun, like)
You will win till you lose (Next day he goes makeouts are fine, right)
Same old story, same old news (That's how it goes)
(That's how it goes)

Artist commentary:

Circlejourney: (booklet commentary)

This song came to me as I was waiting for the bus, the day after someone I barely knew hit on me, even though I had not remotely expressed interest—and then tried it again after I told him no.

The song quickly evolved into a great big vent about the year and a half starting in late 2019, a period that was chock full of romantic encounters that were almost hilariously terrible in hindsight.

There are times when life just feels like playing a game without knowing the rules, and nowhere more than in the realm of romance and dating. I’m just too socially-inept to know how to handle all this confusing nonsense.

I hope the song is enjoyable; it would be the one good thing to come of all of it.