One True Thing at a Time

[Verse 1]
I took the long way through my own head
Past the same old room, the same unsaid
A paper map with the corners worn
Every road turned back to where I was born

[Pre-Chorus]
Then I counted the cracks in the kitchen tile
Let the kettle click, let it take a while
One small thing, then another in line
I found a door in the clutter of my mind

[Chorus]
When I lose my way inside
I follow one true thing at a time
Step by step, the world comes clear
I’m still here, I’m still here
When my thoughts all cross and wind
I find the thread and follow it in
Not the whole road, just the next sign
One true thing at a time

[Verse 2]
I wrote my name on a grocery list
Milk, green pears, and the day I missed
The ordinary held me in place
A warm mug, a window, a familiar face

[Pre-Chorus]
I let the question wait by the sink
Gave my tired heart a minute to think
One small thing, then another in line
I found a door in the clutter of my mind

[Chorus]
When I lose my way inside
I follow one true thing at a time
Step by step, the world comes clear
I’m still here, I’m still here
When my thoughts all cross and wind
I find the thread and follow it in
Not the whole road, just the next sign
One true thing at a time

[Bridge]
If the compass spins, I don’t have to run
I can name the room, I can feel the sun
There’s a quiet little yes beneath the noise
A hand on the rail, a familiar voice

[Instrumental: interlocking guitar transitions and melodic solo]

[Final Chorus]
When I lose my way inside
I follow one true thing at a time
Step by step, the world comes clear
I’m still here, I’m still here
When my thoughts all cross and wind
I find the thread and follow it in
Not the whole road, just the next sign
One true thing at a time

[Outro]
One true thing at a time
I’m still here, I’m still here