Half-Asleep Anthem

[Verse 1]
I hit snooze on my big ideas
Let ’em drift on the dresser with the mail
Half-done lists
Cold coffee in the sink
Tell myself "tomorrow" like a fairytale
Walk past the mirror
Try not to stare
Old band tee
Hole by the heart
Phone face down
But that glow still leaks
Little screen pulling me apart
[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 line
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 refrain
[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)
This half-asleep anthem
Is exactly how it all began

folk, Warm indie-pop bed with picked acoustic guitar, soft Rhodes, and hazy pads over a mid-tempo, laid-back groove; minimal but punchy drums that bloom from rim taps to a roomy, anthemic backbeat. Male vocals start close and conversational, almost like a voice memo, then stack harmonies and shout-along backs in the chorus. Subtle bass glues everything; final hook lifts with gang vocals and a touch of tape delay., minimal, acoustic, ambient, soft