Sushi Soucy - Average (lyric video)

This song belongs to Sushi Sousy and is in no way mine. I just like lyric videos when I’m listening to songs and decided to make one :)

[Rei-xkwr]

in elementary i was in the gifted classes, i was top of my class and placed 2nd in the 5 grade, every one praised me and i thought i was really smart, and then i went on to a gifted and talented middle school, i wasn't the top but my grades were always good. As, and A+'s, i went to competitions and placed 1st and even more people praised me, then i got into a specialized high school, people learned things really quickly and i couldn't catch up i studied for hours on end. now i'm just trying to meet the passing mark, struggling to meet due dates and have no more motivation. i couldn't relate to a song more

[sd_wafiya]

This song has a theatre quality to it, the way sushi pronounces the words as he sings, the narrative in the song, the theatre coming off of this is very palpable

[mooneditor_]

As someone who got praised as a child and now I’m realizing I was put on a pedestal and starting to question my worth…this song is very relatable.

[cassieyoung]

This hit so hard. A child who was a people pleaser here. Who grew up and the praise slowed down. The ability to achieve things and be the best simply because I was so young stopped. Real criticism was introduced. I remember the day I was called average. It was a honest review in a bad context. It rocked my whole world because I hated being average. Now I feel I’m running out of time at 24yrs old. When that’s not the case. 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s still have so much life to experience. And I can’t rely on anyone’s opinion any longer

[melissaaj]

"so your whole damn career just turns into a phase, and the fire in your heart is begging to fade" hits me so damn hard as someone who's been always complimented and pampered with drawing classes since I wanted to become an artist... But now I feel so burned out and ungrateful, it's been years, I can't find my motivation again, I try, but it's all futile, I need to get a stable life soon and out of my parents wings, but I don't want to give up for real

[heyitsjuri]

This song really hits hard as an overachieved “gifted” kid who got too much praise :’)

edit: just learned that it’s not about being a gifted kid, sorry

[juliettemarie]

I wasn’t ever considered a gifted child in the traditional sense-in fact i was pretty often near failing everything- but childhood, teens, onward I was propped up as a gifted pianist and a gifted writer. Realizing at 23 that I was never really that good at piano and have been trying and failing to get published, the burnout taking over…this song hits deep

[izabelshelby]

This somehow applies to everything I've ever done. I used to be so good at picking up skills but they were all temporary and now I've lost everything I've ever been "good" at.

[vitoriarodriguesdesalles]

Sometimes I'm just so afraid of becoming only a shade of what I once were. Thanks for the lyrics ❤️✨

[pomegranate_thief]

"You've got the skills of an idiot who got too much praise."

[amse]

Thank you so much. This is literally the saddest song I've ever heard of. A song never felt this relatable and it's just incomparable with all of those love songs out there. 😭😭

[pointlessvideos]

This comment is for all the kids relating to this
All the kids with burnout
All the kids realizing they were put on a pedestal
All the kids scared of imperfection
All the kids who lost something at middle school/high school/college and don’t know what happened
All the kids who were or are their own worst enemy
All the kids who were or are people pleasers
All the kids who overachieve
All the kids who under achieve
All the kids with no motivation
All the kids who feel wronged
All the kids who were idolized
All the kids with self esteem issues
All the artist kids who didn’t make / didn’t try/think to make it


You’ve got this. Keep going. It gets better. I’m proud of you

[arial]

I wanted to become an artist, I thought my drawings were amazing, that I could do it, and everyone praised me, but now, now no matter how much I practice, no matter how hard I try, I'm not getting any better, and I constantly mess up, now everyone tells me that I should just try harder and practice more ( I know it definitely doesn't suck as much as you guys' stories but art is VERY important to me, and I relate to that song in that way )

Update: It's been 2 years and I still relate to this song in the same way. I didn't take art in uni as I had planned to and idk if it's a bad thing really because I really can't seem to draw anything actually fucking worthwhile. It truly seems like I've regressed instead of getting better over the years

[lunallajade]

I’m mostly just thinking abt how most people think it’s about burnt out gifted kids but it’s about rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Despite the misunderstanding it’s a really good song

[motionsick]

sobs this felt like a stab in the heart

[moonbug]

yeah I'm still going through this problem. every adult around me tells my writing is so good and that i've always been "naturally gifted" (no such thing) at writing, but i'm not, and anybody else could write what i write. but when i disagree with adults complimenting me they get upset and tell me to just take it, which i understand because they're just trying to be nice, but i've been told i'm "naturally gifted" since i was in primary school and i've hit the reality check at secondary already, so why do these people who have no idea what they're talking about keep complimenting me?

[FancyShrimpp]

I was encouraged to be the music kid, mostly because my Mom wanted a golden trio of children. And I became the music kid, but not because of her. I got into music to express myself, not to play the same country song on repeat. Which is why I name all of my pieces “Screw you Mom”! Don’t let people take the fun out of things you enjoy. The worst thing is falling out of love with the thing you cherished the most.

[russellcastellanos]

I’m in middle school gifted classes and these horror stories of people burning out and getting their world rocked by criticism and losing all motivation in their mid twenties are starting to freak me out.

[carmelacalero]

This hits hard because when I was in primary to middle school I was always seen as a super smart kid. I was always in advanced classes. I always had all A’s understood everything and helped all my siblings with their homework and was expected to do my little sisters homework and now I’m in high school barely keeping most grades an A my parents are unhappy because I have one D and everything is too much

[krastix]

I relate to this so much omg thank you for making this