Sitting duck
Male Singer songwriter, melancholic, minor chords, heartbreaking, melodic, blues, soul, ethereal melodies, acoustic guitar, lullaby, melodic, loving, heartbreaking, heartfelt, emotional, gentle, smooth, gentle baritone, romantic, Deep gentle sonorous baritone vocals, breathy smoky vocals, jazzy vocals, emotional pauses, Walking upright bass, acoustic guitar solo, guitar arpeggios, sad song, depressed, fatigued, exhausted, soft breathy male vocal, intimate and gentle, warm airy tone, restrained emotion, close-mic delivery
Sitting duck
Male Singer songwriter, melancholic, minor chords, heartbreaking, melodic, blues, soul, ethereal melodies, acoustic guitar, lullaby, melodic, loving, heartbreaking, heartfelt, emotional, gentle, smooth, gentle baritone, romantic, Deep gentle sonorous baritone vocals, breathy smoky vocals, jazzy vocals, emotional pauses, Walking upright bass, acoustic guitar solo, guitar arpeggios, sad song, depressed, fatigued, exhausted, soft breathy male vocal, intimate and gentle, warm airy tone, restrained emotion, close-mic delivery
Lyrics
instrumental intro – soft piano, distant electric guitar
Verse 1
Every morning feels like climbing
Out of water with my hands tied
I wake up already losing
To a war I keep inside
My body says, “Don’t move too quickly”
My mind says, “You’re falling behind”
And somewhere between shame and fever
I watch the world go by
Pre-Chorus
I used to run on fire
I used to push through pain
Now a simple day can break me
And leave me counting rain
Chorus
I’m a sitting duck
In the middle of my life
Watching all my dreams fly over
While I’m too tired to fight
I’m still here breathing
But I don’t feel free
This body is a room
That keeps closing in on me
And I’m trying, I’m trying
God knows I still try
But this fatigue is a thief
With my future in its eyes
Verse 2
People say, “Just take it slowly”
Like slow is not my cage
Like I don’t miss the man I was
Before I lost my days
I smile so no one worries
Then I disappear again
Lying still like prey in silence
While the hours circle in
Pre-Chorus
And the hardest thing to carry
Is not the weight alone
It’s watching life keep moving
While you’re trapped inside your bones
Chorus
I’m a sitting duck
In the middle of my life
Watching all my dreams fly over
While I’m too tired to fight
I’m still here breathing
But I don’t feel free
This body is a room
That keeps closing in on me
And I’m trying, I’m trying
God knows I still try
But this fatigue is a thief
With my future in its eyes
Bridge
Some days I get so angry
Some days I just go numb
Some days depression whispers
“You’ll never overcome”
But somewhere under all this
A small light won’t give in
It doesn’t roar like thunder
It just says, “Begin again”
Final Chorus
I’m a sitting duck
But I’m not dead inside
Even if I crawl through daylight
I’m still crossing time
I’m still here breathing
I’m still learning how to be
A man with broken wings
Who still dreams of being free
And I’m trying, I’m trying
Even when I cry
This fatigue may hold me down
But it won’t own my sky
Outro
So let me rest without shame
Let me heal without blame
I’m not lazy, I’m not lost
I’m just paying a terrible cost
I’m still here
I’m still here
I’m still here
Tonight