One Foot
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I'm standing in Brooklyn just waiting for something to happen
I'm stuck in a place where things move slowly and I'm just waiting for some excitement to occur.

I can’t help but love thinking that everyone doesn’t get it
I take pleasure in knowing that not everyone can understand my thoughts and feelings.

To my left there’s a window
There's a window on my left side.

Where did I go?
I'm not sure where I'm headed or where I've ended up.

My reflection just planted two rows of coal
I see myself in the reflection, but I'm not happy with what I see - it's like black coal.

And bad ideas, but ideas nonetheless, and so
Even though my ideas might not be good, they're still ideas and worth something.

I put one foot in front of the other one, oh oh oh
I keep moving forward, step by step.

I don’t need a new love or a new life just a better place to die
I don't need a new change or new beginning, just a better place to end my life if that ever happens.

I happened to stumble upon a chapel last night
I accidentally came across a church last night.

And I can’t help but back up when I think of what happens inside
I feel uncomfortable when I think about what happens inside the church.

I got friends locked in boxes, that's no way to live
I have friends who are trapped in their own lives, and that's not a way to truly live.

What you're callin' a sin isn’t up to them
Just because something is deemed a sin, doesn't mean it's up to others to judge or control those who commit it.

After all, (after all) I thought we were all your children,
I always believed that we were all created equally and loved by a higher power.

But I will die for my own sins thanks a lot
I will face the consequences of my own actions, thank you very much.

We’ll rise up ourselves thanks for nothing at all,
We'll pick ourselves up and not rely on anyone else for help or support.

So up off the ground up our forefathers are nothing but dust now
Our ancestors are nothing more than dust by now, but we can still rise above and make something of ourselves.

Maybe I should learn to shut my mouth
Maybe I should learn to be quiet and listen instead of talking so much.

I am over twenty-five and I can’t make a name for myself some nights I break down and cry
I'm at an age where I feel like I should have accomplished more, and it bothers me so much that I have moments of breaking down in tears.

I’m lucky that my father’s still alive he’s been fighting all his life
I'm grateful that my father is still with me, he's overcome so many challenges in his life.

And if this is all I’ve ever known then may his soul live on forever in my song
If this is all I've ever experienced in life, then I hope to honor my father's memory by creating something lasting and meaningful.

In front of the other one
Another way to describe taking one step at a time.

Just a better place to die
Not a better place to live, but a better place to eventually die.