Restless

This track comes from Aaron's military service — Air Force enlisted, Army Infantry officer, DoD civilian at SPAWAR/NIWC. It tackles The restlessness that never goes away - the constant need to build, create, move, change, even when life is good. The lyrics get specific — "Because the restless in me never lets me slow" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The R&B production matches the energy of the confession. It hits agitated and yearning, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.

[verse 1] Sitting still feels like drowning in reverse The quiet's just a countdown to a burst Of energy that has to go somewhere So I build another app, learn another layer Of a language I don't need but want to know Because the restless in me never lets me slow Down enough to watch a movie start to finish My attention span's directly proportional to the diminish- ing returns of doing nothing with my hands I need a project like the desert needs the sands [chorus] Restless, I'm restless Even in paradise I'm reaching for the next list Restless, I'm restless Built a whole life and I'm still looking for what's left, it's Not ungrateful, it's just wired in my chest This motor that won't idle, this need to not rest Restless [verse 2] Every vacation ends with me at a cafe With a laptop open, building something, halfway Through a feature no one asked for but someone will need Because the restless plants the most unusual seed The Navy fed it, four-year diet of adrenaline Deployment cycles wired my brain for the medicine Of constant motion, constant purpose, constant go Now I'm civilian but the engine doesn't know That the war is over, that the mission's done The restless keeps me running like I'm still on the gun [chorus] Restless, I'm restless Even in paradise I'm reaching for the next list Restless, I'm restless Built a whole life and I'm still looking for what's left, it's Not ungrateful, it's just wired in my chest This motor that won't idle, this need to not rest Restless [bridge] Maybe one day I'll learn to sit with the silence Maybe one day the idle won't feel like violence Against my nature, against my programming But today's not that day, I'm still slamming The keyboard, the whiteboard, the next idea's door Because the restless is the thing I can't ignore And honestly, it built everything I own So maybe restless is just another word for home [verse 3] Folly Beach sunset, I'm sitting on the sand Phone in one hand, the other gripping plans For tomorrow's build, tomorrow's breakthrough, tomorrow's chance To turn this restless energy into another dance With the impossible, the unconventional, the new The restless is the engine and the GPS too Pointing me toward every mountain left to climb So I stopped fighting it, I started making it mine Restless isn't broken, restless is the fuel The unconventional technologist's most important tool [chorus] Restless, I'm restless And I've made peace with the next list Restless, I'm restless Built a whole life and I'm building what comes next, it's Not ungrateful, it's the fire in my chest This motor that won't idle is my greatest gift Restless, beautifully restless [outro] Never idle Always building Restless and grateful for it