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CEO of Me
Everybody’s got a view on what I ought to be
What’s safe ’n smart and sensible for somebody like me
I’ll listen to what you say, I’ll hear your point of view
I might change my mind if what you’re saying’s true
You can vote, you can lobby, tell me where to go
You can make me a plan, tell me what you know
But I hold the wheel, I’m captain of my soul
And I’ll sign my name thanks, ’cause I’m CEO of me
Now there’s a meeting, an agenda on the table
A committee votes to make my future stable
But it sounds like a place where good ideas go to die
If the paperwork keeps closing in, it’ll be adios goodbye
You can vote, you can lobby, tell me where to go
You can make me a plan, tell me what you know
But I hold the wheel, I’m captain of my soul
And I’ll sign my name thanks, ’cause I’m CEO of me
I’ve taken good advice before and changed the road I’m on
I’ve backed a few bad horses and admitted when I’m wrong
But if I make the call myself, the outcome is mine
The committee’s off the hook ’cause my name is beneath the line
You can vote, you can lobby, tell me where to go
You can make me a plan, tell me what you know
But I hold the wheel, I’m captain of my soul
And I’ll sign my name thanks, ’cause I’m CEO of me
Advice can help, but the choice belongs to me
Paperwork and votes can’t drive how I move and see
I’ll listen when you’re right and wear it when I’m wrong
Captain of my soul means I decide where I belong
You can vote, you can lobby, tell me where to go
You can make me a plan, tell me what you know
But I hold the wheel, I’m captain of my soul
And I’ll sign my name thanks, ’cause I’m CEO of me
ABOUT THIS SONG
Written and produced by Tasmanian songwriter Jason Bresnehan, CEO of Me is a musical arrangement in the country genre with a male vocal. Inspired by William Ernest Henley’s poem Invictus, the song explores personal agency, self-command and the responsibility that comes with deciding that, ultimately, you are the CEO of your own life.
The lyrics deliberately use the language of business, committees and corporate decision-making to explore Identity Truth. Other people can have opinions, offer advice, devise plans, hold meetings, lobby and vote, but none of those things transfers ownership of a person’s life to somebody else. CEO of Me is not about refusing advice or stubbornly doing whatever you want. The narrator is prepared to listen, change direction when somebody has a better argument and admit when a decision turns out badly. The distinction is that the final decision remains his, and so does the accountability. His name goes beneath the line.
The artwork places a cowboy-styled figure in a modern executive office overlooking a brightly illuminated city skyline. The combination of the cowboy hat, business suit, executive desk and contemporary city reflects the song’s country sound and corporate metaphor. The figure standing behind the desk visually reinforces the central idea of the song: whatever advice, plans or opinions arrive from outside, the final signature belongs to the CEO of Me.
This song forms part of the Identity Truth Inspired by Famous Poems Collection, Identity Truth Collection III and Movement Collection II by Seventh Ribbon Music.
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