Takeitslow

I left a little light on

In the hallway by the door

Not because I’m waiting

For a footstep anymore

The kitchen's heavy quiet

With the dishes in the sink

I’ve been staring at the ceiling

'Cause it's easier than to think

I’m not asking for a rescue

Just a softer place to land

Maybe healing isn’t magic

Maybe it’s just water on my hands

So I’ll take it slow

Let the morning

Watch the heavy world spin on

I don’t have to know

Where I’m going

I just have to walk along

If I fall apart

I’ll fall gently

Like the shadows on the lawn

I’m not fixed yet

But I’m learning

How to leave a little light left on

There’s a sweater on the armchair

That still smells like yesterday

I don't hold it like a heartbreak

I just let it sit and fray

I stopped counting all the reasons

Why I ought to be okay

Some days getting out from under

Is a quiet kind of brave

I’m not trying to be fearless

I’m just trying to be kind

To the tired fragile version

Of the kid I left behind

So I’ll take it slow

Let the morning

Watch the heavy world spin on

I don’t have to know

Where I’m going

I just have to walk along

If I fall apart

I’ll fall gently

Like the shadows on the lawn

I’m not fixed yet

But I’m learning

How to leave a little light left on

Maybe peace is just a window

Pushed open in the rain

Maybe love is not a person

But a room I paint again

Maybe I don’t need an answer

Maybe I don’t need a sign

Maybe life is only tender

When you let it take its time

So I’ll take it slow

Let the morning

Watch the heavy world spin on

I don’t have to know