[Verse 1] I stood beneath the water Letting the warmth wash through It felt like something gentle Something I needed to do I knew there'd be a reckoning I knew it had a price But I was tired of calculating So I didn't think twice [Pre-Chorus] The steam rose up around me I felt almost like before Just a body in the water Not a score to keep anymore [Chorus] The shower takes it all And I am small Standing at the mirror With nothing left at all The drying takes forever The dressing takes an age The morning was a treasure Now the body turns the page The shower takes it all [Verse 2] I sat down on the bathmat For longer than I planned The towel just draped across me Too heavy for my hands The pleasure was still real though I won't take that away I traded in tomorrow's coins For warm water today [Pre-Chorus] And maybe that's not foolish Maybe that's just how it is To choose the thing that costs you Because the warmth was real all the same [Chorus] The shower takes it all And I am small Rolling to the doorway With nothing left to call The wheelchair waits to take me Wherever I might go I bought my morning gladly Even knowing what I'd owe The shower takes it all [Bridge] I'm not asking for your pity I'm not asking you to grieve I had warm water and quiet And I choose what I believe A moment lived completely Is worth the debt it makes That the cost of a good morning Is the deal a body takes [Final Chorus] The shower takes it all And I am small But I was warm — I was present Standing ten feet tall The afternoon will find me Resting, drained, and still I paid the price this morning And I'd pay it — and I will The shower takes it all The shower takes it all
