Still Around from Life Lessons by Second Chance Charade
Tracklist
| 4. | Still Around | 3:22 |
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I woke up to the window whispering
the same half-hearted sunlight as yesterday
like it’s checking in on me
out of guilt, not warmth.
And my bones keep arguing
about whether they’re tired
or just giving up in slow motion.
I keep telling myself
“it’s just another morning,”
but it feels like a debt collector
calling from a number I already know by heart.
[Chorus]
And I’m here again,
alive again,
not sure if “still” is a blessing or a warning.
Another breath I didn’t ask to borrow,
another day I don’t feel like earning.
If I’m honest,
I’m just trying not to drown
in the quiet between alarm clocks
wondering why I’m somehow
still around.
[Verse 2]
I keep taking inventory
of all the versions of me
I swore I’d stop being
but they show up every morning
like roommates that stopped paying rent.
And the mirror keeps glitching
between who I am
and who I pretend I could be,
and both of them
look equally exhausted.
I swear the shadows in my room
know more about me
than my friends ever will.
At least they don’t ask me
to “push through it.”
[Chorus]
And I’m here again,
alive again,
not sure if “still” is a blessing or a warning.
Another breath I didn’t ask to borrow,
another day I don’t feel like earning.
If I’m honest,
I’m just trying not to drown
in the quiet between alarm clocks
wondering why I’m somehow
still around.
[Bridge]
Maybe I’ll outgrow this melancholy,
like a hoodie that fit better when I hated myself less.
Maybe hope’s just hiding
behind a door I keep forgetting to open
or maybe the lock was never mine to turn.
But every sunrise keeps insisting
I’m part of the story,
even when I don’t feel
written in.
[Outro]
So if tomorrow finds me,
tell it I’m not ready
but I’ll answer anyway.
