Running Late

Yeah
Alarm rings, I'm up, but I'm not movin' yet
Brain say "leave," heart say "nah, there's time left"
Hands on the counter like I'm searchin' for a little dust
Rearrange the salt and pepper like my life depends on luck

Keys in my hand, no-wait, gotta change my shirt
Then I stare in the mirror like "man, this don't work"
Switch again, switch again, now my shoes feel wrong
Now I'm standin' in the hallway on my phone too long

Watch one tiktok, then I check one more
Now I'm twenty-three minutes past needing out the door
And my chest feels tight, but I'm stuck in my head
'Cause I'd rather run late than just face what's ahead

Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Sealed my fate, sealed my fate, having too much on my plate
Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Yeah, I hate, I hate, all these problems I create
The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Yeah
Stand in the kitchen, now I'm scrubbin' the sink
Mind playin' tricks while the minutes just shrink
It's a self-made sickness that I can't break free
Got a war in my mind and the clock's the enemy

Check the time-nah, don't wanna look yet
'Cause the guilt gon' hit and my stomach'll sweat
Fold a shirt, wipe a counter, move a book on a shelf
Like I'm fixin' my world but I'm just stalling myself

Then it's coat on, no, wait, I think it's too warm
Back upstairs, change again, like it's part of the norm
Every tick is a jab and my heart skips pace
But I'm still standin' here in the same damn place

Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Sealed my fate, sealed my fate, having too much on my plate
Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Yeah, I hate, I hate, all these problems I create

The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

It's a habit, it's a cycle, it's a game I lose
Runnin' circles in my head while I tie my shoes
One more task, one more thing, just a little delay
'Til I'm runnin' out the door, yeah I'm gonna be late

Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Sealed my fate, sealed my fate, having too much on my plate
Running late, running late, why am I always running late
Yeah, I hate, I hate, all these problems I create

The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

The clock is ticking.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick