The Quiet Beneath

You keep moving, never miss a step

Like if you stop, you might fall through

Every second filling up

So nothing catches up to you

You keep the quiet out of reach

Drown it in the in-between

But it’s waiting underneath

Every moment you don’t breathe… [breathe]

You say, “just a little more”

Like you always do

Oh, you don’t see what I see

All the weight that you’re holding quietly

Every second you don’t slow down

Pulls you deeper underground… [underground]

Hold it steady, don’t let it slip

Keep it all from breaking through

Every thought’s a ticking clock

Every breath you rush right through… [through]

Even when there’s nothing there

You still feel it closing in

Like you’re racing something shapeless

You can never seem to win… [win]

And you call it “fine”

But it’s wearing thin

Oh, you don’t see what I see

You’ve been carrying everything you need

Trying hard just to not fall through

While it all comes back to you… [you]

Wait… [wait]

When did I start sounding like this?

When did I stop listening?

All this noise just to hide within… [within]

I’ve been talking to myself again

And I…

I can finally slow it down

Let the silence be around

It doesn’t have to pull me under now… [now]

I…

I can learn to sit with me

Maybe that’s the missing piece… [piece]

If I stay, if I just breathe

I can be on my own side now… [now]