Not Okay Today

[Verse 1 - Piano Only]
You don’t got to smile
For everybody else
You can set it down
You can be a mess

[full band kicks in post-hardcore interlude]

Some days hit hard
Like a metal door
You can lock it up
You don’t owe more

[Pre-Chorus - Group Chant, Metal build up]
Take a breath, babe
Let it shake
You are not a fault
You are not a mistake

[Chorus]
It’s okay
To not be okay
You can break
And still stay

[this part is guttural screams joining melodic vocals]
It’s okay
To not be okay
I’ll sit here
While the storm rolls away

[Verse 2]
There’s a crack in the cup
Still it holds the tea
There’s a bruise on your heart
That you do not need to hide from me

Let the heavy days
Come and go
You can move real slow
You can say, “I know”

[Pre-Chorus]
Take a breath, babe
Let it shake
You are not a fault
You are not a mistake

[Chorus]
It’s okay
To not be okay
You can break
And still stay

It’s okay
To not be okay
I’ll sit here
While the storm rolls away

[calm of only piano and trumpets]

[punk breakdown]

[Bridge]
No need to earn
Your own救ing
No need to wear
A perfect thing

If the tears come down
Let them fall
You don’t have to be
Strong through it all

[Final Chorus - group chant with choir]
It’s okay
To not be okay
You can break
And still stay

It’s okay
To not be okay
I’ll sit here
While the storm rolls away

It’s okay
To not be okay
You’re still you
Even on the hard days