Thin Ice
Miguel Angel Oroyo Perez
My chest gets tight again today
The kind that makes me pause and wait
Like standing on some frozen lake
Not knowing if the surface breaks
Every breath feels borrowed time
Every step could cross the line
I'm walking on thin ice
Never know what's underneath
Can't trust my own mind
When it tells me what to believe
Always second-guessing
Every word I try to speak
I'm walking on thin ice
And it's wearing on me
The room goes quiet when I talk
My hands won't stop, they twist and rock
I check the door about ten times
Then wonder if I'm losing my mind
Every breath feels borrowed time
Every step could cross the line
I'm walking on thin ice
Never know what's underneath
Can't trust my own mind
When it tells me what to believe
Always second-guessing
Every word I try to speak
I'm walking on thin ice
And it's wearing on me
Some days I fake it pretty well
Put on a show, nobody can tell
But late at night when I'm alone
The worry cuts right to the bone
What if they see right through my skin
What if I'm breaking from within
I'm walking on thin ice
Never know what's underneath
Can't trust my own mind
When it tells me what to believe
Always second-guessing
Every word I try to speak
I'm walking on thin ice
And it's wearing on me
My chest gets tight again today
But maybe that's okay