Cross It Off

[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