Lyrics: Ray Saetta
Music: Ray Saetta
This perfect timing thing's a ghost I see before I sleep
A guarantee that's paper-thin, a promise I can't keep
And the fear ain't gonna vanish, man, I'm finally aware
That regret is always heavier than failure in the air
Yeah, I run through the playback a thousand times through
Every wrong word I could say, every move I could pull
I map out the exits before I walk in
Count every single way that this whole thing could end
And I wait for this feelin', this "I'm ready right now"
But it's just a blank screen on my phone, anyhow
Yeah, I build a whole fortress to keep myself safe
And wonder why nothin' feels real in this place
This perfect timing thing's a ghost I see before I sleep
A guarantee that's paper-thin, a promise I can't keep
And the fear ain't gonna vanish, man, I'm finally aware
That regret is always heavier than failure in the air
But the world doesn't pause, man, it don't press rewind
It just keeps on spinning, leaves the hesitant behind
So "ready" is a fiction, it's a story we're told
To keep us all patient and quiet and cold
So I gotta say "yes" to the mess and the fall
Gotta say "no" to the voice that says "don't risk it at all"
Gotta chase that one thing that I can't leave alone
Even if it means I do it all on my own
This perfect timing thing's a ghost I see before I sleep
A guarantee that's paper-thin, a promise I can't keep
And the fear ain't gonna vanish, I am finally aware
That regret is always heavier than failure in the air
Heavier than failure
Promise I can't keep
Perfect timing's a ghost
Gotta go