When I woke the skirmish was more than half over so I just stayed in bed a little longer and pulled this idea together. Time for breakfast now…
Treading On Me
You think your assistance is required
When I am dancing wildly
When I’m exploring all I am
You start a traffic jam
Of guilt and shame and blame
A toxic refrain
Anxiety
You’re treading on me
I need to be free
But you are treading on me
If I’m to show up and shine
You really gotta toe the line
I want to reach MY peak
and my mistakes refine technique
Trust this kid to find her way
And use her instincts in the fray
Anxiety
You’re treading on me
I need to be free
But you are treading on me
@guatecoop Mar 2022
This is a really great lyric that so many could relate to. I do like the idea of having a bit of an argument with our challenging thoughts and feelings. I hope that this was useful for you and I am quite certain that anxiety can feel like a real adversary in the flesh and blood for some people....this may be helpful! Well done.
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
Good idea to let anxiety be the other character in your song. Speak to it.
"I want to reach MY peak
and my mistakes refine technique" A wonderful thought here.
Thanks for showing up.
@hmstreetteam Feb 2022
I can relate to the anxious give-me-some-space sentiment. I am thinking the message is directed at the anxiety itself but it could almost as easily call out the person whose intervention causes the anxiety. I like not knowing which it is. This could almost have angry music but it would be a little different I suppose, maybe more like someone trying to find the anger than completely feeling it.
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
These words have power. I especially like:
You think your assistance is required
When I am dancing wildly
When I’m exploring all I am
You start a traffic jam
Of guilt and shame and blame
A toxic refrain
@tjeff Feb 2022
Love the lines "you start a traffic jam of guilt" ect. - so good! And using a feeling as the thing that is "treading" is creative and an excellent take on the prompt.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Yup breakfast here, I'm an hour behind you and ,y goodness its wet! Oh yes the reverse in encouragement is so important! I like a traffic jam of guilt and shame! Very nice early morning lyric!
@andygriff Feb 2022
This is good take on the prompt, I like it. Excellent work in such a short time frame. Hope to hear it with music sometime :)
@sunfire Feb 2022
I like the approach on this one. Good writing.