Self Care

DREY

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Backstory

Turn the phone off. The world can wait. Rest ain't lazy — rest is how you last.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Been going so hard I forgot what stillness sound like
Five AM to midnight, every day another round like
A boxer who don't know the bell already rang
Everybody eating off my plate but nobody say thanks
I built the table, cooked the food, and served it with a smile
Meanwhile my own cup been empty for a while
Doctor said my cortisol look like a stock chart
Going up, up, up — but I'm falling apart

[Chorus]
Turn the phone off, let it die
The world can wait, tonight is mine
Running on empty ain't a flex
Self-preservation ain't neglect
Turn the phone off, close the door
I don't owe nobody nothing more
Everything I gave, I gave for real
But tonight I'm learning how to heal

[Verse 2]
Took a bath at noon on a Tuesday, felt illegal
Whole day off, no laptop, no people
The guilt hit first like it always do
"You should be working, who you think you are, dude?"
But the guilt's a liar wearing productivity's mask
Rest ain't lazy, rest is how you last
My therapist told me something that rewired my brain:
"You can't pour from a cup that's cracked by the strain"

[Bridge]
I been the strong friend for so long
Forgot that even strong bends wrong
So this is me, bending back
Finding peace in the things I lack

[Outro]
Phone off... door locked
World on pause
Just breathing
That's enough