Half-Asleep Anthem

I hit snooze on my big ideas

Let ’em drift on the dresser with the mail

Half-done lists

Dirty dishes in the sink

Tell myself “tomorrow” like a fairytale

Walk past the mirror

Try not to stare

Same old t-shirt

Worn thin where it used to hurt

Phone face down

But that glow still leaks

Little screen pulling me apart

I catch a shadow of myself in the hall

Whispering, maybe it’s time to risk it all

Shoes by the door

But I don’t step out

Keys in my hand

I just turn ‘em around

Sunlight knocking

Through the blinds again

But I’m stuck in the maybe

Of “I’ll start when…”

Every second

Feels like it slips

Like I’m watching my life

Through someone else’s lens

But a quiet voice

Cuts through the doubt

Saying “right here’s where it all counts”

You ever feel like you’re stuck on pause?

Same four walls

Same old cause?

I’m talking to myself like a friend

Saying

“Man

This can’t be the end”

So here’s to the half-asleep anthem

To the almost-quit

Almost-ran

To the ones who think they missed it

‘Cause it didn’t go to plan

We’re still breathing

We’re still here

Sing it messy

Sing it clear

This half-asleep anthem

Might be how it all began (hey!)

Text from mom

“You eating good?”

I lie and say “yeah

I’m doing fine”

Got three big dreams

In a cracked old notes app

All start with “someday” and a lie

I keep waiting for a movie scene

Spotlight

Trumpets

Guarantee

But the quiet days

The dishes and the rent

Might be where it’s happening to me

You ever feel like you’re almost there?

Like the door’s right past that heavy air?

I’m talking to you like a friend

Saying

“What if this is how it starts

Not how it ends?”

So here’s to the half-asleep anthem

To the almost-quit

Almost-ran

To the ones who think they missed it

‘Cause it didn’t go to plan

We’re still breathing

We’re still here

Sing it shaky

Sing it fierce

This half-asleep anthem

Might be how it all began

Raise your hand if you’re tired and trying (oh)

If you’re scared and still deciding

If your courage only whispers

But it’s whispering your name

We don’t need some perfect timing

We’re the spark

We’re the siren

Take that tiny

Tired heartbeat

Turn it to a wild fire

So here’s to the half-asleep anthem

To the almost-quit

Almost-ran

To the ones who think they missed it

‘Cause it didn’t go to plan

We’re still breathing

We’re still here

Sing it louder through the fear

This half-asleep anthem

Is exactly how it all began (yeah)

So here’s to the half-asleep anthem

To the almost-quit

Almost-ran

To the ones who think they missed it

‘Cause it didn’t go to plan

We’re still breathing

We’re still here

Sing it louder through the fear

This half-asleep anthem

Is exactly how it all began (yeah)

This half-asleep anthem

Is exactly how it all began