i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
give me some air
chasing these men is just not fair
to the girl who wants romance
that will put her in a trance
of the sun peeking in through the window
on the the face of the person she loves
alongside her pillow

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
why do i feen for those who look past me
instead of getting loved unconditionally
i should push forward not away
but yet no one comes my way

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
anxiety floods through my body
like the water would in a basement
after a bad storm
deteriorating the cement
pushing me down further and further
until you can’t hear me holler

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
i don’t understand
we are supposed to be like a band
together forever
year of memories down the drain
we miss you, even when you complain
you’ll never leave my brain

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
the echoes of screaming rings in my ear
why am i still here
i want to disappear

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
seeing the tears fall down my mothers face
when my dad wouldn’t give her space
seeing the holes put into the walls of my childhood home
over countless disagreements that i was too young to roam

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
for everyone that i have left behind
i’m sorry it wasn’t intentional
it’s because you’re two dimensional
and you’ve hurt me too many times

i need a moment
a chance to catch my breath
we all want what we can’t have
the crush that lingers through the air
countless opportunities lost in action
friendships that last forever
happy parents
anxiety free world
that special someone who knows you just right
yet we all forget what we do have


take advantage of every moment you have with something or someone
because you never know when things are going to slip right off of your finger tips
appreciate everything you have
say thank you more often
and remember
everyone needs a moment to catch their breath