Graded on a Curve

It's a waste of time
 It's a race that can't be won
 Call the whole thing off
 Well that's easier said than done
 And I try to shut it out
 And I think I've figured out
 That it makes no sense to compare what I've done
 So what do I do now that I'm alone?
 I've been building up and tearing down
 and looking for what never can be found
 So what do I do now that I'm alone?
 God I tried so hard to get here
 but still I'm averaged out
 Graded on a curve
 Put the blinders on and believe in someone else
 You're not what they want that's exactly what they sell
 And it's all been preordained but it's never quite the same
 Once you've figured out that it makes no sense
 And I don't care if I'm the one who makes mistakes
 And I don't care how long this is going to take
 Does it really matter how you played the game
 when you were never really in it