Stop for a Moment Lyrics Meanings
by Alex Cowles

As the sun rises
On a new decade
You think you understand
You think you see the world as it is
Are you seeing yourself as you are?

You fumble in shadows cast by the sun
Everything cloaked in fog
You break a few bones
And shuffle around
Insisting that they're not

Stop for a moment
Breathe in the air
Be gentle with yourself
Growth and experience
Comes from from making mistakes

You finally understand
That you don't understand
The world at all
That's okay
Just stop for a moment and breathe

Eventually you will find that you
Cannot keep up with this pace
You fumble and fall
But this time you know that it's happening

Maybe tomorrow you'll learn
But you don't
Maybe the next day you'll learn
But you won't
Maybe you'll never learn anything at all
Hush now and listen

Stop for a moment
Breathe in the air
Trust me, you have time
You'll learn how to mend
How to soothe
How to care for
Yourself when things are bad

You learn you cannot
Wander as blindly
As a bat does through the night
You must open your eyes
To the grotesque that leaks from inside

I hope that the third day
Brings some more wisdom
I hope I'm able to find
Some semblance of control
As the twilight rears its head
I just want to stay in bed
I find this late at night
Gets colder and colder

I just have to remember
These words I have said

Stop for a moment
Breathe in the air
be gentle with yourself
Growth and experience
Comes from from making mistakes

As the sun rises
On a new decade
You know you understand
That life throws you curveballs
You're never prepared
Even if you can't
Stop for a moment
Stop for a moment
Stop for a moment
And breathe