Where Do I Begin

[Verse 1]
I said yes in the hallway, yes on the phone
Left my coat at your place, left my plans at home
Three tabs open, four names in my head
I keep pouring the cup till the cup’s gone dead

[Pre-Chorus]
You ask what I want, I reach for a list
I’ve been so many hands, I don’t know my own grip

[Chorus]
Where do I begin when I’m everywhere?
A little of me in each room, each chair
I gave out the hours, the spark, the skin
Now I’m looking for the part that starts within
Where do I begin? Where do I begin?

[Verse 2]
Your deadline, our dinner, the call I said I’d take
A half-built thing on the table that I meant to make
I know how you laugh when the week turns rough
But my own small compass won’t point to enough

[Pre-Chorus]
I can name what you need, I can carry the day
But the voice in my chest has been waiting to say

[Chorus]
Where do I begin when I’m everywhere?
A little of me in each room, each chair
I gave out the hours, the spark, the skin
Now I’m looking for the part that starts within
Where do I begin? Where do I begin?

[Bridge]
I’ll leave one message unanswered tonight
Let one bright idea sit out of sight
No grand escape, no clean slate to win
Just a quiet minute, and a door back in

[Final Chorus]
Here I begin, though I’m not quite there
Gathering my name from the rooms I share
I gave out the hours; I can take some back
Find the small true want beneath the stack
Here I begin, here I begin

[Outro]
One breath I chose
One thought that’s mine
A little room
A little time