ceasefire

(Verse 1 — The Loop) It's 2 AM and I'm still here The oil, the milk, the shutdown time I did it all, I did it right And still the thoughts won't leave my mind The gap is growing, so they say The guilt is fuel, it burns all night My brain believes if I just stop I'll fall behind, I'll lose the fight (Pre-Chorus) But logic doesn't reach this place The amygdala don't speak in words It speaks in fear, it speaks in must It speaks in everything unheard (Chorus) So let's call a ceasefire tonight I'm not going to win this war I'm just going to lie down here And let my body know it's safe Ceasefire, ceasefire Not sleep, just rest Ceasefire, ceasefire I'm doing my best (Verse 2 — The Worry Window) I wrote it down at 8 PM Every guilt, every fear, every "should" I closed the book and said to myself "We'll worry tomorrow, if we could" I gave the ghost an appointment time A written place to be So when 3 AM comes knocking loud I can say, "You're not due for me" (Pre-Chorus) I tore the paper, threw it out A symbol that it's dealt with now I'm teaching my amygdala That we have planned for this somehow (Chorus) So let's call a ceasefire tonight I'm not going to win this war I'm just going to lie down here And let my body know it's safe Ceasefire, ceasefire Not sleep, just rest Ceasefire, ceasefire I'm doing my best (Bridge — The Physics of Insomnia) When the system is inflamed Resistance rises, flow is slow Reduce the pressure, reduce the noise Let the current find its road When the nerves are rigid, tight Elasticity is lost Rest and gentleness and time Will help me bear the cost (Verse 3 — The Science of Hope) The brain can change, the research says It's not a prison, not a cage Neuroplasticity is real I'm not stuck here on this page Meditation, breath, and rest Can quiet all the background noise The same brain keeping me awake Can learn to soften, can learn to choice (Chorus — Softer) So let's call a ceasefire tonight I'm not going to win this war I'm just going to lie down here And let my body know it's safe Ceasefire, ceasefire Not sleep, just rest Ceasefire, ceasefire I'm doing my best (Final Verse — The Gentle Reminder) I'm not failing, I'm not weak My body found a different beat Sleep is not a battle, no It's a surrender, soft and slow And surrender takes some practice But my body knows the way It has done this all before It will do it again someday (Outro — Whispered) You are not failing You are fighting a war With a brain that won't stand down Let's give it a ceasefire Tonight, just lie down Not to sleep—just to rest The gap will still be there tomorrow But so will you And that is enough Ceasefire... Ceasefire... Just rest...