Set One Weight Down

[Verse 1]
The lunchbox is still on the counter
The rent form waits by the door
Three messages marked “urgent”
And a bag I meant to unpack before
You ask if I remembered the dentist
I say, “Yes,” then check my phone
There’s a list beneath the grocery list
And somehow I’m behind at home

[Pre-Chorus]
One thing, then another
Every minute borrows two
I keep telling you, “I’ve got it”
While the pile keeps coming through

[Chorus]
I’m trying to hold the whole day together
With both hands full and a fraying thread
I can’t keep pace with every demand
Or carry every word I said
So stay here while the hours crowd in
We’ll set one weight down, then begin
I’m overwhelmed, but I’m still here
Take the next small step with me, my dear

[Verse 2]
The laundry’s folded on the chair now
The clean cups wait beside the sink
I opened up the calendar
And lost an hour deciding what to think
You notice how I’ve gone quiet
I’m not angry, I’m just worn
I have been answering the whole world
Since the first alarm this morning

[Pre-Chorus]
One thing, then another
Every minute borrows two
I keep telling you, “I’ve got it”
Maybe I can ask for help from you

[Chorus]
I’m trying to hold the whole day together
With both hands full and a fraying thread
I can’t keep pace with every demand
Or carry every word I said
So stay here while the hours crowd in
We’ll set one weight down, then begin
I’m overwhelmed, but I’m still here
Take the next small step with me, my dear

[Bridge]
Let the phone ring through dinner
Let the forms wait till the sun
There is no prize for being finished
With a life that’s never done
You take the dishes, I’ll take breathing
We can trade the load around
Nothing breaks if we stop moving
Nothing lost if we sit down

[Final Chorus]
I’m trying to hold the whole day together
But I don’t have to do it alone
We’ll make a little room at the table
We’ll let a few things wait till tomorrow
Stay close while the hours crowd in
We’ll set one weight down, then begin
I’m overwhelmed, but I’m still here
Take the next small step with me, my dear

[Outro]
One small step, then another
You beside me, I can start
The list can wait there on the counter
We’ll take the day one piece at a time