Settling

I tapered off for the summer
Because the winter lasted far too long
I found another way to live and I was wondering
Do you understand where you went wrong?

Well, I won’t let it break me
I won’t let it take me hostage
I won’t let them shape me
Or criticize the shape that I’m in, no

I fell asleep and it was autumn
I’ll be ready for the spring by June
The way we dance around the seasons
It’s as if we need a reason not to justify the things we do

What’s it gonna take?
No, I can’t relate
To all this pettiness and people with petty thoughts
And it was setting in that I was settling

But I won’t let it break me
I won’t let it take me hostage
I won’t let them shape me
Or criticize the shape that I’m in

What’s it gonna take
What’s it gonna take
What’s it gonna take to make this real?

I’m telling grace
To work its way
Into my soul
Make me whole
Let it go
Set a goal
Take control
Change the world

I won’t let it break me
I won’t let it take me hostage
I won’t let them shape me
Or criticize the shape that I’m in

What’s it gonna take
What’s it gonna take
What’s it gonna take to make this real?
And to make you feel something more?
To make this real
What’s it gonna take?