MyLifeTrail

**(Verse 1)** The house is loud, the walls are thick, The clock keeps ticking, heavy and quick. Dishes stack up, the days blend in, I wonder where my own voice has been. I used to weave lines of silk and shade, Before every promise began to fade. **(Chorus)** I am more than the weight that I carry today, More than the words that I cannot say. Though the rope feels tight and the path feels steep, There is still a quiet spark I intend to keep. I am claiming a pause in the endless strain, Finding my breath through the noise and pain. **(Verse 2)** Remote demands and endless tasks, A face that wears ten different masks. Exhausted hands and a heavy mind, Leaving the shadow of stress behind. I drop the expectations set by the rest, I stop trying to pass an impossible test. **(Chorus)** I am more than the weight that I carry today, More than the words that I cannot say. Though the rope feels tight and the path feels steep, There is still a quiet spark I intend to kee...

Dirty dishes in the sink, books scattered on the floor, Another morning starts before I step outside the door. I carry all the heavy weight, I work and clean and mend, A three-year cycle spinning around with no end in sight. I used to find a rhythm, I used to find the verse, Now every daily boundary feels more like a curse. **(Chorus)** It’s an unending rope that has pulled me under deep, Too many tears I have held inside that I cannot even weep. I give away my days, I give away my mind, Searching for a trace of peace I can no longer find. I’m running on empty in a house full of noise, Trying to stay grounded through my girls and my boys. **(Verse 2)** Questions from across the sea, standards up so high, Every time I try to rest, I’m asked the reason why. Caregiving for the family, spending all my hours, Working till my hands are dry and losing all my power. They take the money that I earn, they take the breath I draw, And leave me standing quietly against a broken...