Mr. Rogers

[Intro – faded hum, almost imperceptible] (Yeah... I been talkin’ to my old self lately, Like, “you proud of what we became?” He said, “you still rushin’, huh?” Yeah... some habits never change.) [Verse 1] I been tryna keep calm in a world on edge, Heart like a bridge with a hole in the ledge. They say “be strong,” but I’m tired of that, Been strong so long I forgot how to crack. Talk to my pain like a roommate now, He don’t pay rent but he move somehow. Used to pray for peace, now I pray for pace, Ain’t tryna win, I’m just tryna face... me. [Hook] It’s okay to feel, yeah, I learned that late, It’s okay to break when the weight too great. I been floatin’ in my head, can’t find no gate, Every thought I chase just change its shape. (yeah...) If I go numb, will I still dream right? If I heal slow, will I miss this fight? If I talk soft, will they hear my cry? If I fade out, will they even try? [Verse 2] Don’t check my phone, it lie too much, I scroll through ghosts I used to trust. Half of ’em friends, half algorithms, All of ’em see through broken prisms. They call me cold but I’m burnin’ slow, They call it pain, I just call it growth. I’m that kid who learned too fast How to turn hurt into half a laugh. And I still hear Rogers on the screen, Tellin’ me it’s fine to dream. I still hear the crowd in my chest, Tellin’ me feelin’s a test. [Bridge] I don’t wanna fix it, I just wanna exist in it, Float till I find some meaning in the distance. Even when I sink, I feel infinite, Even when I cry, I’m still limitless. [Outro] “You’ve made this day a special day…” I smiled. Then I cried. Then I pressed replay.