[Verse 1]
Who am I to say what any of this means
I have been sleepwalking
Since I was fourteen
Now as I write my song
I retrace my steps
Honestly, itās easier
To let myself forget
Still, I check my vital signs
Choked up, I realize
Iāve been less than half myself
For more than half my life
[Chorus]
Wake up
Fall in love again
Wage war on gravity
Thereās so much worth fighting for youāll see
Another domino falls
Either way
[Verse 2]
It looks like empathy
To understand all sides
But Iām just trying to find myself
Through someone elseās eyes
So show me what to do
To restart this heart of mine
How do I forgive myself
For losing so much time?
[Chorus]
Wake up
Roll up your sleeves
Thereās a chain reaction in your heart
Muscle memory
Remembering who you are
Stand up
And fall in love again and again and again
Wage war on gravity
Thereās so much worth fighting for, youāll see
Another domino falls
And another domino falls
[Verse 3]
A little at a time
I feel more alive
I let the scale tip and feel all of it
Itās uncomfortable but right
We were born to try
To see each other through
To know and love ourselves and others well
Is the most difficult and meaningful
Work weāll ever do
I listened to this song for the first time while I was working and literally started crying. It is one of the most beautiful songs Iāve ever heard. It resonated with me deeply. After spending most of my life masking, experiencing severe burnout from all that masking and hard work at school, and falling into a depression after graduating University, this song put exactly how I was feeling into words.