Slow drip
One breath
One step
[low vocal register] I wake up, ask what’s next
Tea steam
Sun stripe on the floor
Tiny win
I don’t need much more
Used to chase some perfect version
Scrolling, drowning in diversion
Every mirror, every angle
Mind tied up in every tangle
Now I count
Little things that land
Warm cup
Text from mom, that’s grand
Sock with a hole, still fits, I grin
Life ain’t perfect, I still win
I’m that odd one
Quiet in the crowd
Heart so loud
But I never said it out loud
[whispered vocals] Till now
Deep breath in
Feel my ribs expand
I’m scared as hell
But I raise my hand
If the future’s here
I’ma take that chance
One small choice
Becomes that dance
The future is right here
Not someday, not next year
I’m doing all the things that I once feared
I’m doing it scared, yeah, I’m doing it scared
The future is right here
Little piece of peace, keep it crystal clear
I’m doing all the things that I once feared
I’m doing it scared, yeah, I’m doing it scared
[beat kicks harder]
I press send
Voice shakes on the line
Hit “post”
Heart racing this time
Stage lights, knees weak, can’t lie
But I spit that truth
Let it fly
They laugh?
So what
I’m still me
Weird laugh, big teeth
Still free
I got grass stains on my jeans
But the view from the ground
Still clean
Violin slice through the doubt in my head
Piano in my chest keeping time instead
Every tick of the clock saying “move, don’t freeze”
Peace found right here in the soft small things
Cold tap water
On my face at dawn
Friend’s bad joke
That I laugh along
If the future’s now
Then I’ll stand up tall
Tiny brave acts
Make a giant fall
[half-time feel]
I was waiting on a sign
Big flash, bright sky
But it’s just this line
This step
This try
So I’ll shake, I’ll sweat
Still go
That’s set
My story
My mess
My glory
[whispered vocals] I’m here