To Live

[Verse 1]
One time
I drank coffee in the rain
And the contrast of cold drops on my skin
And the heat within me
Taught me that to live is poetry

My eyes constrict
When I see the sun
To protect
My retinas, that want to stay young
And I find it funny
The cells in my body
Fight harder than I do
To keep me healthy

[Chorus]
Maybe I'm missing something
When life feels like a smudged to-do list
Beauty in what's around me
Shouldn't be this easy to miss

[Verse 2]
I feel
The weight of my feet on the ground
And my chest as I'm breathing
In and out
And the space between my eyes
Settles down for the first time in a while

I see
Ripples in the water outside
And the wind
Whistles as it's running by
And in this moment
That I occupy
I want you to know that we're gonna be alright

[Chorus]
I think I'm missing sometimes
When life feels like a smudged to-do list
Beauty in what's around me
Isn't always this easy to miss

[Bridge]
At what point does self-doubt
Become a self-fulfilling prophecy
An endless cycle of doubt and behavior
Until failure gets a monopoly

Please, be gentle with yourself
Please, be gentle with yourself

[Chorus]
I think I'm missing something
When life feels like a smudged to-do list
Beauty in what's around me
Isn't always this easy to miss

[Outro]
In this reflective thinking
I find my mind is a powerful thing
To what will I dedicate it
Living or dying?