The Inner Ring

[Intro]
[Verse]
One AM and the dryer hums
Folding cotton till the feeling comes
Stray socks on the cold floor
I don't need a whole lot more
The Rhodes piano starts to glow
Taking every movement slow
[Pre-Chorus]
They said I’d be further along
Singing a much louder song
But the silence feels so right
In the middle of the night
[Chorus]
I’m stepping out of the light
Into the softest night
Let the milestones turn to dust
Self-love is a holy trust
Thirty-four and I’m doing fine
Walking on a different line
[Post-Chorus]
I'm doing fine
On my own time
Yeah, I'm doing fine
On my own time
[Break]
[Verse]
Restoring records line by line
Making sure the soul can shine
Fluid drops on the spinning black
There is no turning back
The needle finds the inner ring
Hear the velvet cello sing
[Pre-Chorus]
The world is moving way too fast
Built on things that never last
But I’ve found a steady beat
In the kitchen’s quiet heat
[Chorus]
I’m stepping out of the light
Into the softest night
Let the milestones turn to dust
Self-love is a holy trust
Thirty-four and I’m doing fine
Walking on a different line
[Bridge]
The flugelhorn plays a soft blue
Painting a world that is true
I burned the map they gave
Nothing left here to save
Success is just a warm shirt
Healing all the old hurt
[Solo]
[Chorus]
I’m stepping out of the light
Into the softest night
Let the milestones turn to dust
Self-love is a holy trust
Thirty-four and I’m doing fine
Walking on a different line
[Post-Chorus]
I'm doing fine
On my own time
Yeah, I'm doing fine
On my own time
[Outro]