MARATHON

(Yeah, I always listen to music that brought me back to a moment in time)
(Because I think the game is such an emotional one)
(That I always tend to listen to music that)
(Brought me through a moment in time)
(Which I had a certain emotion)
(Whether it's calm, whether it's excite-excitement)
(Yeah, that's what music is for me)
(It's not just listening to music just to listen to music)
(But whatever music's gonna put me in the right emotional setting)
(That I feel is important to that game)

'Cause I been dreaming of epiphanies, hoping that they get to me
On my shoulders mini-me's, garnering my sympathy
All they want is love, look, I know that's enough now
Used to think I needed enemies, just wanted some empathy
Turns out I actually am tough as I pretend to be
Found it in the love, yeah
I know I'm enough now

'Cause what's a feeling but a moment? Yeah
All these feelings I was holding in
Baby, that's just time lost
Baby, that's a high cost
'Cause what's a feeling but a moment?
So I been out here tryna own it, shit
Promise I'm gon' try hard
But my God, yeah

Everybody get tired in a marathon, yeah
But we gotta carry on
Thank God it's a marathon
A lotta baggage in that carry-on, yeah

I done lost so many moments to the anger
Tryna cover up the places where the pains were
Fight or flight (?) always felt in danger
Life dealt me a hand, I just said, "Bet" but truth is
I ain't want a wager, I need me a sure thing
So I bet on me now, baby, I'm maturing
Holes in my soul, they was crying out for nurturing
Had to let go of all the judgment that the world bring
Sing it one time, yeah, your voice don't always sound
Like how you thought when you find it
You only get one clock, it don't stop, can't rewind it
You carry on with baggage 'til you realize you the pilot
I'm looking in the mirror on some fly shit
There's certain things in life
I wanted faster 'til I realized it's all about timing
Failure come it's all about trying
Ain't no ticket to life, you can't buy it

'Cause what's a feeling but a moment? Yeah
All these feelings I was holding in
Baby, that's just time lost
Baby, that's a high cost
'Cause what's a feeling but a moment? Yeah
So I been out here tryna own it, shit
Promise I'm gon' try hard
But my God, yeah

Everybody get tired in a marathon, yeah
But we gotta carry on
Thank God it's a marathon
A lotta baggage in that carry-on, yeah