"do what you can" lyrics
Let's start this off by saying I know I'm a lucky guy
Though life's still tough, I get back up and give another try, I swear
3 in the morning, crooning upstairs
I'm tryna serenade her and speak the truth
Think back to times when I wouldn't dare to move
I wouldn't open the door for anything
It's so easy to forget
So take it step by step, stay on my feet
Let 'em burn their effigy
If the ground is hollow underneath
I can't let it get to me
Keep the pace and steady my breath
Only the ravens sing for what's left
This is no one's fantasy
But when the gavel comes down, then I'd better know my—
And in due time
We were answering before we even knew the crime, I swear
The crowd ran out, I couldn't help but to stare
I felt the air filling with certain doom
Ripe like a fruit, hanging a crooked moon
Dropping the curtain for all the empty seats
No
And in the dimly light
I saw a child beckon me, he wouldn't meet my eyes
"I dare you to get close," he said
"I'll tell a secret if you stay a while," better yet
And I thought, "I should escape this madness instead"
Even the stage was sinking like lead
But I couldn't stand to leave
It's so easy to forget
To take it step by step, stay on my feet
Let 'em burn their effigy
If the ground is hollow underneath
I can't let it get to me
Keep the pace and steady my breath
Only the ravens sing for what's left
This is no one's fantasy
But when the gavel comes down, then I'd better know myself, I
Know we don't talk anymore
But I'm covered in this dirt
And I forget that there's no remedy
So I'm left to close my eyes and breathe
Is it okay if I need help?
Lost and lonely
Like everybody before me
I'm terrified by my own means
Damned if I don't find what's laying beyond reach
'Til I rest my head
Make me understand
I see it, but my memory is fading in disbelief
Changing right in front of me
Was everything
But was everything
Was everything
I said, "You're still right here
So why are you still cheating the moment?
You got your heart in the right place
But it could flee any moment, come on
Get your legs moving the right pace
Remember the spirit breaking in the palm of your hand
Won't sit and wait for you to do what you can
You've been wasting energy, the mirror's staring at me"
He said, "I'll drag you down, but you can't get nowhere without me"
Though life's still tough, I get back up and give another try, I swear
3 in the morning, crooning upstairs
I'm tryna serenade her and speak the truth
Think back to times when I wouldn't dare to move
I wouldn't open the door for anything
It's so easy to forget
So take it step by step, stay on my feet
Let 'em burn their effigy
If the ground is hollow underneath
I can't let it get to me
Keep the pace and steady my breath
Only the ravens sing for what's left
This is no one's fantasy
But when the gavel comes down, then I'd better know my—
And in due time
We were answering before we even knew the crime, I swear
The crowd ran out, I couldn't help but to stare
I felt the air filling with certain doom
Ripe like a fruit, hanging a crooked moon
Dropping the curtain for all the empty seats
No
And in the dimly light
I saw a child beckon me, he wouldn't meet my eyes
"I dare you to get close," he said
"I'll tell a secret if you stay a while," better yet
And I thought, "I should escape this madness instead"
Even the stage was sinking like lead
But I couldn't stand to leave
It's so easy to forget
To take it step by step, stay on my feet
Let 'em burn their effigy
If the ground is hollow underneath
I can't let it get to me
Keep the pace and steady my breath
Only the ravens sing for what's left
This is no one's fantasy
But when the gavel comes down, then I'd better know myself, I
Know we don't talk anymore
But I'm covered in this dirt
And I forget that there's no remedy
So I'm left to close my eyes and breathe
Is it okay if I need help?
Lost and lonely
Like everybody before me
I'm terrified by my own means
Damned if I don't find what's laying beyond reach
'Til I rest my head
Make me understand
I see it, but my memory is fading in disbelief
Changing right in front of me
Was everything
But was everything
Was everything
I said, "You're still right here
So why are you still cheating the moment?
You got your heart in the right place
But it could flee any moment, come on
Get your legs moving the right pace
Remember the spirit breaking in the palm of your hand
Won't sit and wait for you to do what you can
You've been wasting energy, the mirror's staring at me"
He said, "I'll drag you down, but you can't get nowhere without me"
