[Verse 1]
When someone says you're "not strategic enough"
It hits like thunder, cuts you rough
But hold on tight to what is true
This feedback isn't all of you
It's just perception, one viewpoint
Not a verdict that disappoints
Your worth entire, step away
From global judgments cast today
[Chorus]
Separate, separate the words from who you are
Information, not damnation from afar
Curiosity, not fragility will guide
What's prompting this perception they confide?
[Verse 2]
Two pathways lead to certain doom
Dismiss it all or face your gloom
The first one shuts the doorway tight
To wisdom hiding out of sight
The second drowns you in despair
Accepting judgments that aren't fair
Between these failures lies the gold
A different story to unfold
[Chorus]
Separate, separate the words from who you are
Information, not damnation from afar
Curiosity, not fragility will guide
What's prompting this perception they confide?
[Bridge]
One person, one context, one moment caught in time
Not cosmic truth or fatal crime
Ask questions, dig beneath the soil
Extract the gems worth all the toil
[Verse 3]
"What specifically triggered this?"
The details that you shouldn't miss
Transform the sting into a map
Bridge the visibility gap
Your contributions matter here
Make strategic value crystal clear
From critique comes the clearest view
Of how to breakthrough and renew
[Chorus]
Separate, separate the words from who you are
Information, not damnation from afar
Curiosity, not fragility will guide
What's prompting this perception they confide?
[Outro]
Receive it well, receive it whole
But never let it crush your soul
The feedback flows, the wisdom grows
From how you hear what no one knows