Half-Asleep Anthem

[Verse 1]
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

[Connector]
I catch a shadow of myself in the hall
Whispering, maybe it’s time to risk it all

[Verse 1.5]
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”

[Pre-Chorus]
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”

[Chorus]
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!)

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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?”

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
[Drums and vocals open up]
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

[Chorus]
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)

[Chorus]
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)

[Outro]
This half-asleep anthem
Is exactly how it all began

Nostalgic 90s Pop with Smooth Beats and Laid-Back Flow, male fun but burnt out