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I'll Be Okay (Give Me A Minute)
Song by JD Steel ‧ 2025


Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm, mm (yee)
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
Mm

I say I'm fine when I'm anything but
Smile like a bandage over a cut
Shaking hands pouring coffee at dawn
Telling my shadow to move it along
Phone screens lit with 'you good?' text
I type, "yeah", then delete the rest
Gravel in my chest where the truth should sit
Give me sixty seconds I might admit

I don't need saving, I need space to breathe
Let the storm pass through and leave

I'll be okay, give me a minute
Heart's on the floor, but there's fight still in it
I've been down bad, but I ain't staying in it
I'll be okay, just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm) oh

Some nights I talk to the ceiling fan
Telling secrets only God should stand
All these trophies of a life half built
Dust on the shelf and hands full of guilt
I keep going like a broke down car
Preying on fumes under burned out stars
If you see me quiet let me sit in it (woo)
Silence is a prayer when the words won't fit it
Don't pull me out before I learn this sea
Let the waves roll over me

I'll be okay, give me a minute
Heart's on the floor, but there's fight still in it
I've been down bad, but I ain't staying in it
I'll be okay, just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm) oh

I've bend, but I won't break (woo)
I hate, but I still wait (woo)
I fall, but I don't quit
I'm not done yet, not one bit (woo)
I've bend, but I won't break (woo)
I hate, but I still wait (woo)
I fall, but I don't quit
I'm not done yet, not one bit
Oh, oh

I'll be okay, give me a minute
Weight on my back, but I'm still gonna lift it
If pain is a teacher, then I'm gonna listen
I'll be okay, just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) hey
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) just give me a minute
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm) oh

One breath, then another (woo)
Watch me live it (woo)
Mm-mm-mm

01:27 Aug 04 2017
Times Read: 1,415

COMMENTS

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immortalxkiss
06:02 Jul 01 2026

That's a great, and sadly far too accurate, quote. The truth is harsh, lies are soft and palatable. Its no secret why people choose the latter over the former.

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Slain
06:11 Jul 01 2026

It's been endlessly fascinating how those whom I've handed truth to, hate me for not stooping and taking part in deceit, even if it was theirs. Lies complicate things. I enjoy arguing, not complications.

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immortalxkiss
08:50 Jul 01 2026

Ha! Do you ever enjoy it.

But yeah, I agree. It's too much effort to keep up with lies, so I just don't bother.

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