Borrowed Minutes Cassi Crush [Am] the clock keeps blinking like it knows my name [F] seconds smear together, tapping out blame [C] coffee breath wishes and half-baked prayers [G] i swear i had a life right here somewhere [Am] i wake up late in a slow-motion frame [F] lace my shoes, forget why i came [C] every promise patched with hope and glue [G] every morning already overdue [Am] calendars breathe like they’re watching me [F] say “you’re fine” like that’s free [C] my pulse talks back to every plan [G] time keeps bending where i stand [Am] i measure life in almost-there [F] half-sent thoughts in the open air [C] dreams folded thin to fit my bag [G] drift behind me like a drag [Am] everyone moves like they’re clear-eyed [F] i’m thinking sideways, losing time [C] i keep running just to stay ahead [G] like if i stop i fade instead [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] every second’s stolen (fuck it, too) [C] try to breathe but i’m halfway gone [G] still i run like i’ve just begun [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] holding motion like it’s true [C] if i stop i’ll fall the fuck apart (don’t stop) [G] so i run, yeah i run, yeah i run [Am] i wake with the clock already yelling my name, like i’m late to a life i designed [F] fast-track mornings, half-packed focus, dragging yesterday through my mind [C] i sell my calm to whatever comes next, keep promising rest when i can [G] but the plan keeps slipping like smoke through my hands, like time doesn’t want to be planned [Am] they say slow down like it’s simple advice, like motion’s a switch i control [F] but stopping feels louder than chaos to me, like silence caves in my soul [C] if i pause too long i start coming undone, feel pieces slip out of my seams [G] so i run through the haze with my jaw clenched tight, still building the life in my dreams [Am] maybe motion is my medicine [F] maybe stopping pulls me in [C] i don’t quit i just reframe [G] call it growth, call it strain [Am] even chaos feels like proof [F] even now feels almost true [C] every breath counts if i decide [G] i’m still moving so i’m alive [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] every second’s stolen (fuck it, too) [C] try to breathe but i’m halfway gone [G] still i run like i’ve just begun [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] holding motion like it’s true [C] if i stop i’ll fall the fuck apart (don’t stop) [G] so i run, yeah i run, yeah i run [Am] maybe i’m high on borrowed time [F] maybe that’s why it slips my mind [C] i don’t know where the ending is [G] just that stopping feels worse than this [Am] if this pace breaks me somewhere ahead [F] at least i was moving when i said [C] i don’t need perfect, i need proof [G] that i kept floating minute to minute, truth [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] every second’s stolen (fuck it, too) [C] try to breathe but i’m halfway gone [G] still i run like i’ve just begun [Am] i’m running on borrowed minutes [F] holding motion like it’s true [C] if i stop i’ll fall the fuck apart (don’t stop) [G] so i run, yeah i run, yeah i run [Am] maybe forward is my only trick [F] maybe stillness makes me sick [C] i don’t need time on my side [G] i just need to stay alive
