Take Breaks From Myself

Verse 1

I don’t need hype I need motion
I don’t need praise I need proof
Every mile I ever walked
Was just me arguing with the truth
They see the wins not the bruises
They hear the noise not the cost
I’ve been losing whole versions of me
Just to make sure I’m not lost

Pre-Chorus

They say slow down
I say not yet

Chorus

I don’t take breaks from myself
I don’t rest inside excuses
I don’t wait for permission
I don’t soften my conclusions
If I fall I stand back up
If I bleed I don’t discuss
I don’t take breaks from myself
I move forward until I’m dust

Verse 2

I’ve been awake through the pressure
I’ve been calm in the collapse
Everybody sees momentum
They don’t see me fight the gaps
I don’t care who’s getting louder
I don’t measure who’s ahead
I just make it to tomorrow
With whatever I have left

Pre-Chorus

They ask how far
I say all the way

Chorus

I don’t take breaks from myself
I don’t stop to feel defeated
I don’t search for second chances
I just make the moment need me
If I shake I hold my ground
If I slip I don’t turn around
I don’t take breaks from myself
I go hard when it counts

Bridge

No trophy for endurance
No banner for the grind
Just a spine that never learned
How to quit on time

Final Chorus

I don’t take breaks from myself
I don’t pause for reassurance
I don’t talk about surviving
I just keep it in my footsteps
If the road ends I rebuild
If I fail I climb the hill
I don’t take breaks from myself
I keep moving on my will

Outro

I don’t stop when I’m tired
I stop when I’m done

Dark Blues-Rock • Modern Americana • Emotional Alternative, male, studio