Too Much

They put a name on my back Like a coat full of bricks Smile in the photo line Then I count all the risks Every “you can” lands hard Every stare got a size I keep folding myself To fit their hungry eyes

One more step, one more day Hold it in, don’t let it show All that weight in my chest Heavy enough to slow

Too much on me Too much on me I bend, I break, I breathe Too much on me Too much on me Your hands, your plans, my need

There’s a list in their heads And my face is the test Every dinner feels like I’m a guest in a vest I was built for my name Not the shape they design Still I drag all the stones And I call it mine

One more step, one more day Hold it in, don’t let it show All that weight in my chest Heavy enough to slow

Too much on me Too much on me I bend, I break, I breathe Too much on me Too much on me Your hands, your plans, my need

If I drop it, let it fall Let the floor make a sound I am not your tall order I am not your ground I can shed what you need I can turn, I can leave I was never the answer I was just trying to breathe

Too much on me Too much on me I bend, I break, I breathe Too much on me Too much on me Your hands, your plans, my need