Time-lapse
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." - Proverbs 4:23
And you aim to please.
But this wall I have up barricades my heart from feeling real things.
So I ride along the surface because it keeps me at ease.
Cause I don’t really know what's best for me.
I’ve always rolled with the punches until I’m at peace.
And well, you bring some sort of relief.
But I know that I’ve got to dive back into the deep.
To allow myself to be open for once.
I can’t keep pretending that less for myself is far more than enough.
I’ve got to put myself out there next time I meet someone.
Verses letting my past control whether the path to my kingdom opens up.
I know I’m confident enough to face rejection without fearing it.
And my past will never dictate my future,
It can’t keep me away from it.
Its only taught me what I need to be right where I am.
Although sometimes I pause just to catch my own breath.
Cause I know when it’s the right time to be my own guest.
Still coming back stronger as a party of one.
I sit down at the table of two and smile politely as they line up one by one.
While controlled chaos of love has officially begun.
Is this what happens when you finally open yourself up?
Cause life is sink or swim until you catch your breath.
And the questions won’t stop when you keep asking what if.
But to reassure myself that my future can calm my rattled past.
Brings hope that it will so I’ll be okay by believing in that.
Besides, the metaphorical proof is thy painting that reformed into a work of art.
I’ve always rolled with the punches until I’m at peace.
And well, you bring some sort of relief.
But I know that I’ve got to dive back into the deep.
To allow myself to be open for once.
I can’t keep pretending that less for myself is far more than enough.
I’ve got to put myself out there next time I meet someone.
Verses letting my past control whether the path to my kingdom opens up.
I know I’m confident enough to face rejection without fearing it.
And my past will never dictate my future,
It can’t keep me away from it.
Its only taught me what I need to be right where I am.
Although sometimes I pause just to catch my own breath.
Cause I know when it’s the right time to be my own guest.
Still coming back stronger as a party of one.
I sit down at the table of two and smile politely as they line up one by one.
While controlled chaos of love has officially begun.
Is this what happens when you finally open yourself up?
Cause life is sink or swim until you catch your breath.
And the questions won’t stop when you keep asking what if.
But to reassure myself that my future can calm my rattled past.
Brings hope that it will so I’ll be okay by believing in that.
Besides, the metaphorical proof is thy painting that reformed into a work of art.
Contriving the solid ground underneath this rare gem to never be torn apart.
So that this time lapse can keep capturing these moments,
Until real love finds its way to my heart.
So that this time lapse can keep capturing these moments,
Until real love finds its way to my heart.
Written by: Tiffany Bales