Still I Try

One more breath

One more mile

Hands still shake

But I still smile

No big speech No clean sky I don’t know why

Still I try

I carried days that had no handles Held my breath through rooms

on fire Learned to walk with quiet damage Learned to laugh when

I was tired I watched people change like weather Felt the shift

before the rain Kept my peace in little pieces Kept my name

beneath the pain I been strong when I was empty I been

calm when I was scared I been there for everybody Then looked

up and no one’s there But somewhere under all this aching There’s

a part they never took Still believes in one more morning Still

believes I’m more than hurt I don’t have the answers I don’t

have the map I just keep on moving With my heart still

cracked Maybe I’m not fearless Maybe that’s alright Maybe being brave means

Showing up tonight Still I try

Still I try With the weight on my chest And the rain

in my eyes

Still I try

Still I try I fall down low But I reach up high

I don’t feel whole I don’t know why But I’m still here

Still I try

Try, try Still I try Try,

try Still I try No clean sky No perfect light

But I’m still here Still I try

I stopped begging life for easy Started asking for enough A little

room to breathe in silence A little care that doesn’t cut I

don’t need to be unbroken Just to be worth holding close I

don’t need to hide my shaking Just to prove I have control

Some nights feel like heavy water Some days barely let me stand

But I made it through the thunder With my own two trembling

hands And I’m learning I can love me Even when I’m hard

to hold Even when the dark gets loudest Even when the world

feels cold I don’t have the answers I don’t have the map

I just keep on moving With my heart still cracked Maybe I’m

not fearless Maybe that’s alright Maybe being brave means Showing up tonight

Still I try

Still I try With the weight on my chest And the rain

in my eyes

Still I try

Still I try I fall down low But I reach up high

I don’t feel whole I don’t know why

But I’m still here Still I try

For the child in me that waited For the love I never

had For the nights I felt invisible And still gave all I

had For the part of me still hoping For the part that

wants to run For the heart that keeps on beating Even after

coming undone I’ll be gentle with the hurting I’ll be patient with

the climb I don’t have to win the whole war I just

have to choose this time One more breath One more mile One

more chance To stay alive inside Still I try

Still I try With the weight on my chest And the rain

in my eyes

Still I try

Still I try I fall down low But I reach up high

I don’t feel whole I don’t know why But I’m still here

Still I try

Still I try Still I try

Even tired Even blind Still I try

Still I try If I lose the road I’ll make one mine

No clean sky No perfect light But I’m still here Still I

try

One more breath One more mile Hands still shake

But I still smile

No big speech No clean sky I don’t know why

Still I try