[Verse 1, close-mic, whispered] Woke up tired for the third straight week Jaw clenched tight, couldn't even speak Checked my phone before my feet hit floor Held my breath through every unopened door [Pre-Chorus] The feather landed soft, I didn't see The brick came next, it came for me [Chorus] My body knew before my mind A thousand signals I declined Breathe out slow, twice as long The calm was here, I had it wrong [Verse 2] Sat through meetings, stomach like a stone Smiled and nodded, swallowed every groan Built a wall of coffee and control Numb from neck down, running on the scroll [Pre-Chorus] The feather landed months ago The dump truck's pulling up below [Chorus] My body knew before my brain It kept the score of every strain Breathe out slow, find the floor The still was waiting at the door [Bridge, falsetto] Four seconds in and four to hold Eight seconds out — release the cold State over story, feel your feet The ground still holds beneath the heat [Chorus, building] My body knew before I did It spoke in aches I kept well-hid Breathe out slow, let it leave The feather's falling — I believe [Outro, barely audible] Breathe out... longer than you breathe in Breathe out... let the calm begin
