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LINKEDIN SMILE, EMPTY TANK lyrics
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Intro
Phone on the dash, the cursor blink Fluorescent lot, I need a minute to think Badge in the cup holder, tank almost gone Post scheduled for eight, smile back on
Verse 1
Parked on level two, engine still running Typed "excited to share", deleted, said nothing Tried "humbled and grateful", felt like lying Gas light came on before I finished trying Wrinkled blazer over the back seat again Three drafts in the folder, I can't call it a win The version I sent said driven and growing The one I deleted said I don't know where I'm going
Pre-chorus
Got everybody's baggage plus my own to carry One more optimized update, hit schedule, vary Walk through that door, same badge, same hall Can't let them see the tank's empty after all
Chorus
LinkedIn smile, empty tank "Grateful for the journey" from a parking garage plank I'm the caption and the crack behind it Polished post, raw truth, I'm the one who's hiding LinkedIn smile, empty tank
Verse 2
Marcus got that email on a Tuesday "Role eliminated", worded the soft way I sent him: "Your skills speak for themselves" Then wrote three bullets about leveling yourself My calendar is back-to-back alignment calls Keep the energy high while the headcount falls My sister calls at eleven, "You always know" I wrote "speak truth to opportunity", just for show
Pre-chorus
Got everybody leaning on the brand I manufactured Same speech on the drive in, rehearsed and practiced Walk through that door, same badge, same hall Can't let them see the tank's empty after all
Chorus
LinkedIn smile, empty tank "Grateful for the journey" from a parking garage plank I'm the caption and the crack behind it Polished post, raw truth, I'm the one who's hiding LinkedIn smile, empty tank
Verse 3
I was written at twelve-oh-three AM Reworded four times before I was sent My author was shaking, my font came clean I know what I'm covering, I've always seen Just another post performing progression They won't read me as a confession
Bridge
So tired of packaging it Calling it growth when I'm barely managing it Been the strong one so long I can't find the version of me that's actually okay
Verse 4
No more executive summary for pain No more "key learnings" from the months I went insane Stopped writing "open to opportunities", I need rest Competence became the armor I built for stress One honest conversation beats a hundred curated posts That's the version of me that actually matters most
Verse 5
Less posts, more pauses Less "grateful to announce," more real causes Not everything worth feeling needs a scheduled note Not the worst day I dressed up in a quote
Chorus
LinkedIn smile, empty tank. "Grateful for the journey" from a parking garage plank. I'm the caption and the crack behind it. Polished post, raw truth, I'm the one who's hiding. LinkedIn smile, empty tank.
Inside the recording
Phone on the dash, the cursor blink Fluorescent lot, I need a minute to think
Got everybody's baggage plus my own to carry One more optimized update, hit schedule, vary
LinkedIn smile, empty tank. "Grateful for the journey" from a parking garage plank.
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