[Verse 1] The kettle clicks, the window fills with rain A yellow pad is waiting by the grain I write the first thing down in careful ink Then lose ten minutes watching pixels blink [Pre-Chorus] One small square, then another disappears The room gets lighter as the list gets clear [Chorus] Cross it off, cross it off, keep the engine warm Turn the pile into a set of open doors Cross it off, cross it off, even when it bends A little progress is a message to yourself [Verse 2] Reply to Mara, send the revised design Call the dentist, move the meeting line The laundry hums its low mechanical tune I find the missing charger underneath the spoon [Pre-Chorus] No grand parade, no perfect master plan Just one more mark beneath the thing I can [Chorus] Cross it off, cross it off, keep the engine warm Turn the pile into a set of open doors Cross it off, cross it off, even when it bends A little progress is a message to yourself [Instrumental] [Bridge] If the day breaks into pieces on the floor I can choose the nearest piece and ask for more Not every line needs fireworks or proof Some victories are quiet, solid, true [Final Chorus] Cross it off, cross it off, let the small things count Build a path from every minute you can mount Cross it off, cross it off, when the daylight ends Leave a shorter list for who you’ll be again [Outro] The last box waits beside the lamp I close the book and let the silence stand
