Take a Breath

[Verse 1]
I’ve got the list folded in my coat
Every small mistake gets a louder vote
I read the same line till the letters swim
One loose thread and the whole thing dims

[Pre-Chorus]
You can feel the floor give way
When you’ve carried this for days
But a stumble isn’t the end
It’s a place to start again

[Chorus]
If I mess it up, I’ll still be here
With both feet down and the next step clear
All this work won’t disappear
I can lose my grip and still get there
If the plan breaks, let it bend
I can take a breath and begin again

[Verse 2]
The page has a crease where I pressed too hard
A cold cup of tea by the backyard gate
I thought one wrong turn would erase the road
Then you said, “Look how far you’ve come”

[Pre-Chorus]
There’s no perfect way through
There’s just what I choose to do
And the part I couldn’t see
Is I’m more than one bad scene

[Chorus]
If I mess it up, I’ll still be here
With both feet down and the next step clear
All this work won’t disappear
I can lose my grip and still get there
If the plan breaks, let it bend
I can take a breath and begin again

[Bridge]
Maybe the answer comes late
Maybe I change the shape
The hours I put in are mine
Even if I redraw the lines

[Final Chorus]
If I mess it up, I’ll still be here
With both feet down and the next step clear
All this work won’t disappear
I can lose my grip and still get there
If the plan breaks, let it bend
I can take a breath and begin again

[Outro]
I can take a breath
I can begin again