NOT TODAY, FEET

[Intro: soft piano, room ambience]

[Spoken]
Yesterday we walked everywhere.

Today…

[Pause]

Absolutely not.

[Verse 1: sleepy groove]

My feet have filed a formal claim
My knees refuse to play the game
My calves are sending warning signs
My back has unionized

Yesterday was mile on mile
Still somehow worth it all the while
But morning came and every bone
Said, “Please just leave us all alone”

[Backing Vocals]
Sit down
Lie back
Put those shoes away

[Lead]
The world can keep on moving
I am staying here today

[Chorus: warm guitars enter]

NOT TODAY, FEET
YOU’VE DONE ENOUGH

Yesterday we asked you
For entirely too much

Let the muscles loosen
Let the heartbeat slow

There is nowhere that important
We absolutely have to go

Rest the body
Clear the head
Find a pillow
Find a bed

Yesterday we chased the world

Today we let it come instead

[Verse 2: playful bass]

The couch has never looked so fine
This blanket understands my mind
A glass of water by my side
And zero plans involving strides

No step counter judging me
No scenic route I need to see
If something’s more than ten feet out

[Backing Vocals]
Delivery!

[Lead]
That’s what modern life is about

[Pre-Chorus]

Rest isn’t quitting
Rest isn’t waste

Sometimes recovery
Is exactly the pace

The body kept the promise
Yesterday from dawn till night

So today I’ll return the favor
And treat the poor thing right

[Chorus]

NOT TODAY, FEET
YOU’VE DONE ENOUGH

Yesterday we asked you
For entirely too much

Let the muscles loosen
Let the heartbeat slow

There is nowhere that important
We absolutely have to go

[Bridge: drums drop, dreamy guitar]

[Soft Vocal]

Every adventure leaves a little bill

A sore ankle
A stiff hip
A body asking us to sit still

And maybe listening
Is part of being alive

You can’t keep running beautifully
If you never stop the drive

[Instrumental: gentle guitar flourish]

[Final Chorus: fuller harmonies]

NOT TODAY, FEET
TAKE THE DAY OFF

No heroic journeys
No pretending we’re not soft

Stretch a little
Breathe it in
Let recovery begin

Tomorrow we can wander

But today…

[Music cuts]

We’re staying in.

[Outro: piano only]

[Spoken]
Feet?

[Backing Vocals]
Yes?

[Lead]
Thank you for your service.

[Soft laughter]

[Final chord]