new normal

on time but the rent's late

put it off till the next day

scraping by off of spare change

but one day i'ma get straight

days turn into decades

never thought 'bout the end game

gotta sleep where ya bed's made

so one day i'ma get straight

and maybe there'll be set backs and broken dams

days when things don't go to plan

tell me what's your coping strategy?

'cause baby don't forget there's no going back

make the most of what we have

through the triumph and the tragedy

we pray for better days and learn while we wait

they may never come

nothing's guaranteed

we do it anyway

accepting the fate

meant for us is the one it has to be

still one by one we come from nothing

tryna make it something

knowing that we can't take that something when we turn to nothing

somehow we know it ain't for nothing

now ain't that something?

end of it all i just learned one thing and it goes a little something like

when the day breaks

when the night falls

when the time comes

and my name's called

i'ma say grace

let the cards fall

i just hope i can say i gave my all

when the day breaks

when the night falls

when the time comes

and my name's called

i'ma say grace

let the cards fall

and hope i gave my all

on time but the rent's late

put it off 'til the next day

next day came and went again

but one day i'ma get straight

yeah

yeah

giving thanks for my best days

looking forward to the next phase

last move always check mate

so one day

i'ma get straight

and on that day

you'll find me watching it unfold

tryna find my way through the world

push boundaries

go beyond my limits

'cause i know it don't revolve around me

it's more that i evolve within it

and i know you know it too

though sometimes you can't quite put a finger on it

it's an understanding shared between us

there's no need to linger on it

these past couple years have been crazy

one minute i'm all smiles

up on stage taking a bow

the next i'm alone on a street corner

tears streaming down my face while i'm breaking down

taught me that this life is pleasure and pain at the end of the day

and despite what we might tell ourselves it's out of our control

all we can do is try and stay afloat and pay the rent

so if you're out there fighting battles in your head

waking up to mornings when it's a struggle to make it out of bed

let this be your reminder

there'll be better daze ahead

i dedicate this album to you

you know who you are

for the journeys still before us and the stories behind your scars

be brave

be strong

persist

persevere

believe

that's all any of us can do

oh - and enjoy!

find the joy that you deserve inside your every day

the delicious meal you just ate

the friend who made you laugh or asked you how you are

the sun on your face

the birds chirping in the trees around you

the sights

the sounds

the ups

the downs

all of it

'cause it's cliche as fuck

but it's true

you never know when it might happen to you

the new normal

when the day breaks

when the night falls

when the time comes

and my name's called

i'ma say grace

let the cards fall

i just hope i can say i gave my all

when the day breaks

when the night falls

when the time comes

and my name's called

i'ma say grace

let the cards fall

i just hope i can say i gave my all

i just hope that i gave it my all