[Verse 1] Sarah checks her LinkedIn feed at night Counting up connections, nothing feels right Five hundred followers but still she's torn If it's not a thousand, why was she born True or false becomes her daily prayer Success or failure floating in the air [Chorus] Don't live in boolean emotion True or false ain't the whole devotion Life's not just ones and zeros calling There's a spectrum when you're falling Break the binary, find the range Good and bad can both bring change Don't live in boolean emotion [Verse 2] Marcus didn't get that senior role Now he thinks he's lost his very soul Not promoted equals worth of zero But that logic makes him less a hero If then else is running through his mind Leaving all the nuance far behind [Chorus] Don't live in boolean emotion True or false ain't the whole devotion Life's not just ones and zeros calling There's a spectrum when you're falling Break the binary, find the range Good and bad can both bring change Don't live in boolean emotion [Bridge] Hired or rejected Connected or alone Senior or not worthy These patterns we have grown But growth lives in the middle Progress has degrees Your value isn't measured By simple guarantees [Verse 3] Code review came back with twenty notes Doesn't mean your programming skill demotes Feedback is just data for your growth Not a verdict on your sacred oath LinkedIn metrics dancing in your head Choose the spectrum living there instead [Chorus] Don't live in boolean emotion True or false ain't the whole devotion Life's not just ones and zeros calling There's a spectrum when you're falling Break the binary, find the range Good and bad can both bring change Don't live in boolean emotion [Outro] If not promoted doesn't mean you're through Your worth has many values, not just two Break free from boolean Find your own gradual Life's more than true or false It's beautiful
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