Ink Still Wet

[Intro]

Ink still wet —

name on the line

[Verse 1]

The cursor blinked until I put the laptop down,

Paper form, a borrowed pen, the quiet of the hall;

I almost left the last box blank, I almost turned around,

Then noon light found the page and made the fear look small.

[Pre-Chorus]

Tip to paper... one breath...

There.

[Chorus]

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Hand is shaking, heart is steady though;

Not a speech, not a crowd, just a name I know —

Ink still wet, and I'm ready to go.

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Fold the page like a quiet yes I hold;

If brave is small, then small is gold —

Ink still wet, and I'm ready to go.

[Verse 2]

I tuck the sheet inside my bag beside the keys,

The hallway hums, a flyer curls, somebody says 'you in?';

I nod once, like the answer grew between the lines,

Wet ink shining like a tiny second skin.

[Pre-Chorus]

Tip to paper... one breath...

There.

[Chorus]

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Hand is shaking, heart is steady though;

Not a speech, not a crowd, just a name I know —

Ink still wet, and I'm ready to go.

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Fold the page like a quiet yes I hold;

If brave is small, then small is gold —

Ink still wet, and I'm ready to go.

[Bridge]

No spotlight needed for a line of ink,

No trumpet for a choice this quiet;

I wrote myself into the week —

And that is how I start to try it.

[Final Chorus]

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Hand is shaking, heart is steady though;

Not a speech, not a crowd, just a name I know —

Ink still wet, and I'm ready to go.

Ink still wet, but I already chose,

Fold the page like a quiet yes I hold;

If brave is small, then small is gold —

Ink still wet — I'm ready to go.

[Outro]

Ink still wet...

name on the line.