Welcome

girl named sam

RPM 2013

I’m not who I was
don’t judge me
on memories and dust
they’re nothing
but footprints in my past
forgotten
never coming back
I’ve lost them

but I’m searching pretty hard
for new life
step out from the dark
into light
lean against the wind
that pushes
breathe a little bit
and trust this

welcome to the here
and now
welcome to
how the hell does this work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
working through it
trying not to
let them down

I come off sort of rough
and ragged
my edges may be much
too jagged
but give a little time
and maybe
I could learn to shine
like they need

but everything’s so fast
and fragile
I feel the threads of this
unravel
hope I have the strength
to mend it
be the one that they’ve
expected

I’m not who I was
don’t judge me
on memories and dust
they’re nothing
but footprints in my past
forgotten
never coming back
I’ve lost them

(but) I’m searching pretty hard
for new life
step out from the dark
into light
lean against the wind
that pushes
breathe a little bit
and trust this

welcome to the here
and now
welcome to
how the hell does this work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
working through it
trying not to
let them down

I come off sort of rough
and ragged
my edges may be much
too jagged
but give a little time
and maybe
I could learn to shine
like they need

but everything’s so fast
and fragile
I feel the threads of this
unravel
hope I have the strength
to mend it
be the one that they’ve
expected

welcome to the here
and now
welcome to
how the hell does this work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
working through it
trying not to
let them down

trying not to
let them see
all the doubt that’s lingering
in my head
in myself
I try hard to do this well
I try hard to do this right
I am trying not to let them down

welcome to the here
and now
welcome to
how the hell does this work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
working through it
trying not to
let them down

welcome to the here
and now
welcometo
this has to work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
please don’t lose this
please don’t let me
let them down

trying not to
let them see
all the doubt that’s lingering
in my head
in myself
I try hard to do this well
I try hard to do this right
I give/ everything
just to try
not to let. them. down

welcome to the here
and now
wel-come-to
how the hell does this work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
working through it
trying not to
let them down

welcome to the here
and now
wel-come-to
this has to work out
welcome to the
cuts and bruises
please don’t lose this
please don’t let me
let. them. down.