Scholar on a Train Songtext
von Tamás Varga

Should you quit while you′re still ahead
But are you really ahead of everyone else
Tuition fees bearing down on your head
Self-funded guy the fool who's never ahead

It will be worth the effort
The accolade of academia
Blood, sweat and tears all the way
Don′t you care about what others say

Scholar on a train
Hiding from the rain
Scholar on a train, scholar
Dealing with the pain

Conference paper ready to be torn apart
By scholars who live in ivory towers
You will feel lost in the shadows of your envy
They will smile at you and lie about their privilege


It will be worth the effort
The accolade of academia
Blood, sweat and tears all the way
Don't you care about what others say

Do you belong here
Will you fit in
Scholar or imposter
Native or foreigner
Are you ready to publish or perish

Scholar on a train
Hiding from the rain
Scholar on a train, scholar
Dealing with the pain

All the rejections have stripped you of your joy
Your gentle ways are lost within the void
Keep your honesty safe within your broken world
Find your true self the flamboyant boy

Scholar on a train
Scholar lost in pain
Scholar on a train
Scholar lost in pain