Lyric

Alarm in the dark

Didn’t see the sun all day

Blue light on my skin

Name tag where my heart should stay

I worked myself invisible today

Signed my name on air and threw it away

Clock hands laughed while I gave it my all

Walked out the door feeling two inches tall

Lunch went cold

Forgot it on the second floor

Jokes in the hall

I just stared at the carpeted door

I worked myself too quiet today

Swallowed every word I wanted to say

Smiles on my face like paper and tape

Dreams in a drawer I never escape

Inbox shouting

Little red numbers like sirens

Eyes gone glassy

Body there

Mind in silence

I worked myself crooked today

Back in a knot

Soul out of shape

Chasing a list that never turns green

Losing the thread of what it all means

Streetlights buzzing

Keys in my hand

Still stuck

Shoes by the bed

Heart still tied up in the truck

If I slow down

Will the sky fall in

If I lie still

Will my life begin

If I say “enough”

Will I still be me

Or finally

Finally free

I won’t work myself hollow again

I want a day that remembers my name

Hands doing less

Heart doing more

Leaving my stress on the office floor

Today took a lot

Tomorrow won’t take the same

Gonna hang up this badge

Keep breathing my own name

Just one small step

From surviving to alive

Just one small step

To giving myself time