It's not for lack of wanting
To do the things that I have to do today
It's not for lack of knowing
How I should do them to make them go away
I broke it all down in steps I understand
I've got all the right pieces
Here in my hand
But I'm drawing all blanks
No I can't even start
It's falling apart
Cause

I'm dysfunctional
My executive reasoning
Has gone out the window
And I'm not (I'm not) far behind
I'm looking for a parachute
Cause I'm chasing my problems
Right off the roof
Yeah we're fine (We're fine)
I'm gonna be fine
One of these days
I'm gonna catch up
Oh, one of these days
I'll have done enough (Enough)
Right?

It's not for lack of schedule
Or looming deadlines to tackle this whole list
It's not for lack of pressure
To get it done so I can finally just exist
I lined 'em all up to knock 'em all down
So why am I the one
Laying here on the ground
And I can't seem to move
No I can't even budge
You know
It's all because

I'm dysfunctional
All of my energy
Flew out the window
And I'm not (I'm not) far behind
I'm looking for a parachute
Cause I'm chasing my problems
Right off the roof
Yeah we're fine (We're fine)
I'm gonna be fine
One of these days
I'm gonna catch up
Oh, one of these days
I'll have done enough (Enough)
Right?

I'm frozen
In permanent malfunction
I'm hopeless
All or nothing in production
I'm restless
But my body just won't move
I'm tired
And sleep evades me, too

How much of this pressure (I'm frozen)
Is from my own head (In permanent malfunction)
How much could I let go (I'm hopeless)
And just not do instead (All or nothing in production)
The tasks they keep piling (I'm restless)
And I keep on climbing (But my body just won't move)
The world keeps exploding (I'm tired)
But I must keep going (And sleep evades me, too)

I'm dysfunctional (How much of this pressure, I'm frozen)
All my sense of purpose (Is from my own head, In permanent malfunction)
Escaped out the window (How much could I let go, I'm hopeless)
And I'm not far behind (And just not do instead, All or nothing in production)
I'm looking for a parachute (The tasks they keep piling, I'm restless)
Cause I'm chasing my problems (And I keep on climbing, But my body just won't move)
Right off the roof
Yeah we're fine (The world keeps exploding, I'm tired)
I'm gonna be fine (But I must keep going, And sleep evades me, too)
Cause one of these days
I'm gonna catch up
Oh, one of these days
I'll have done enough
One of these days
I'm gonna catch up
Oh, one of these days
I'll have done enough
One of these days
I'm gonna catch up
Oh, one of these days
I'll have done enough
Right?

Writers: Anne Dorko

A song for when the tasks keep piling, the world keeps exploding, but you gotta keep going.

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