Blinked

Rough demo for FAWM ’25. More proof of concept, but there are not enough days in February to get this where I want.

[Verse]
What could I do, baby,
it was too big for me.
I thought I had it,
but I couldn’t reach
My hands grew shaky,
I could feel the room shrink
Face to face with a moment… I blinked

[Verse]
The air was heavy,
it got hard to breathe
My jaw was locked,
grinding down my teeth
Pounding in my head made it impossible to think
and when I stared into the moment…I blinked

[Chorus]
Vision blurred,
Stage went dark
Fire died
Lost my heart.
Faced the mirror
Nearly blind,
I still saw something in my eyes.
Dropped the ball
crashed and burned
Belly up
Table turned
In retreat
But deep inside,
I still had something in my eyes

[Verse]
I’m not, the man baby,
I had a chance to be
But I got laid flat out
when I should have peaked.
I could talk the talk, but it always was a a trick.
When I faced that situation… I blinked.

[Verse]
I came crashing down,
and I’m questioning.
What I’m really made of,
Who I think I am.
Tossed in the grind, but I didn’t have the grit
When I stared into the situation… I blinked.

[Chorus]
Vision blurred,
Stage went dark
Fire died
Lost my heart.
Faced the mirror
Nearly blind,
I still saw something in my eyes.
Dropped the ball
crashed and burned
Belly up
Table turned
In retreat
But deep inside,
I still had something in my eyes

[Bridge]
It hit me hard but I survived.
(…still have something in my eyes)
Despite the pain I’m still alive.
(…still have something in my eyes)

The fires out but coals are hot.
(…still have something in my eyes)
and I still have enough for spark.
(…still have something in my eyes)

Stumbled hard and lost the beat.
(…still have something in my eyes)
But not ready to call it defeat
(…still have something in my eyes)

My reflection showed the truth.
(…still have something in my eyes)
I’ve still got the fight to prove
(…still have something in my eyes)

[Outro]