Well Enough

How are we feeling today?

Intro

They said I looked tired I said I was awake

Verse A

Give me a number Give me a room Sit still, you’re doing great This won’t hurt you This is care Everyone goes through it here White walls, soft hands A smile practiced to calm the air I signed my name in lowercase So it doesn’t bruise the page

Refrain

Not sick Just inconvenient

Verse B

Sleep is measured Trust is scored Write it down like scripture Then tell me it’s enough Don’t need cages Don’t need chains Just appointments you can’t miss And language that makes disappearance Sound like progress

Chorus

I’m not broken I’m just well enough Well enough to keep quiet Well enough to keep moving You’re not broken You’re just well enough To be useful To be emptied To be consumed You’ll be feeling better in no time.

Verse C

Gentle voices reward compliance Praise arrives when questions stop Gratitude is noted carefully Curiosity is logged Drink this Lie down Everything is handled now You don’t need to know why Trust the process

Pre-Chorus

Nothing is taken Everything is given You agreed You agreed You agreed

Chorus

I’m not broken I’m just well enough Well enough to stay breathing Well enough to stay owned You’re not broken You’re just well enough To be quiet To be chosen To be gone What seems to be the problem?

Bridge

If this is care Why does it feel like hunger If this is help Why doesn’t anybody come back whole You call it treatment I call it etiquette You call it balance I call it consent

Final Chorus

I’m not broken I’m just well enough To keep the lights on And the doors locked You’re not broken You’re just well enough To disappear politely So no one has to stop

Outro

I didn’t escape I was released After learning how to look harmless While being consumed