# POTHOLE IV — WALKING IN CIRCLES ## “Safe, But Still Here” ### Duet — Under 3 Minutes [Intro — Voice A] Look— I didn't fall. [Voice B] You didn't. [Voice A] I knew exactly where to step. [Voice B] Then why are we still here? [Verse 1 — Voice A] I know every crack, Every warning sign, I measure every step A hundred times. I circle the edge, I watch where I go, If I never look away, I'll never fall below. [Voice B] You've learned how to guard yourself, You've learned when to beware— But every day you circle The same old patch of air. [Pre-Chorus — Alternating] [Voice A] I'm being careful. [Voice B] I know. [Voice A] I'm staying safe. [Voice B] But where will you go? [Chorus — Duet] [Voice A] Round and round, I won't fall down, I know every inch Of this dangerous ground. [Voice B] Round and round, You're safe somehow— But surviving the pothole Can't be all there is now. [Voice A] At least I'm not falling. [Voice B] But you're not moving on. [Both] Maybe being safe Isn't the same as being free. [Verse 2 — Voice A] What if sadness means it's coming? What if tired means beware? What if one bad day becomes The darkness waiting there? [Voice B] Not every cloud means thunder, Not every tear means rain. You can't spend every tomorrow Preparing for yesterday's pain. [Voice A] But what if I fall? [Voice B] What if you fly? [Bridge — Call & Response] [Voice A] Check again. [Voice B] You checked before. [Voice A] One more circle. [Voice B] There's a whole road. [Voice A] But here I'm safe. [Voice B] And there is life. [Voice A] I'm scared to leave. [Voice B] I'll walk beside you. [Final Chorus — Duet] [Voice A] Round and round, I've stayed so long— [Voice B] Maybe safety Was never the whole song. [Voice A] I learned not to fall— [Voice B] Now learn to move on. [Both] The pothole can stay Without holding us here. Being careful kept us safe, But living takes us somewhere. [Outro — Voice A] One step past the pothole? [Voice B] Just one. [Voice A] Will you walk beside me? [Voice B] Always. [Both] We'll walk and grow together.
