Between The Cracks

Wake up, same clock

Same stain on the ceiling tile

Same scroll, cheap shock

Every headline says “smile”

Mom calls, “you good?”

I say “yeah,” let the lie ring out

Swipe past bad news

Mute the part that wants to shout

What’s “normal” anyway?

Is it me, is it you, is it all just acting brave?

We’re cracked but we still hold shape

Calling this chaos “okay”

What’s “normal” anyway?

Is it them, is it us, or a word we overstate?

We’re torn but we still don’t break

Living between the cracks we made

Boss says “play nice”

Hide the shake in my coffee cup

Cheap chair, thin ice

Can’t tell if I’m numb or stuck

Laugh track in my head

Every joke’s just a quiet plea

Everyone looks fine

Or they lie more clean than me

I’m tired of the script, of the small talk

Tired of “I’m fine” when my chest locked

Tired of the mask and the dead walk

Heart on airplane mode in a gridlock

Scroll, scroll, scroll, let the fear go viral

Pray to the paycheck, same old idol

Call it survival, call it denial

Call it “just being grown,” same old title

I’ve been choking on the word “okay”

Hand on throat, other hand on “play”

Turn it up till the pain comes faint

If this is “normal,” I don’t wanna be safe

What’s “normal” anyway?

Is it me, is it you, is it all just acting brave?

We’re cracked but we still hold shape

Calling this chaos “okay”

What’s “normal” anyway?

Is it them, is it us, or a word we overstate?

We’re torn but we still don’t break

Living between the cracks we made