ATLAS : ENNEAGRAM SENTENCE STARTERS.
taken from the 2019 album released by sleeping at last, consisting of songs based on the nine enneagram personality types. feel free to change wording and pronouns and provide context as necessary. do not add to this list.
“i believe that we can fix this over time.”
“we’ll only know for certain if we try.”
“i want to sing a song worth singing.”
“i’ll write an anthem worth repeating.”
“now i have learned my lesson.”
“i’ve spent my whole life searching desperately.”
“grace requires nothing of me.”
“sweetheart, you look a little tired.”
“come in and make yourself right at home.”
“stay as long as you need.”
“tell me, is there something wrong?”
“you know i’ll take my heart clean apart if it helps yours beat.”
“i will love you with every single thing i have.”
“i will love you without any strings attached.”
“it’s okay if you can’t catch your breath.”
“no, i don’t want to talk about myself.”
“tell me where it hurts.”
“i don’t even know where to start.”
“i just want to love you.”
“i just want to learn how, somehow, to be loved myself.”
“and what a privilege it is to love, a great honor to hold you up.”
“i will love you without a single string attached.”
“maybe i’ve done enough.”
“your golden child grew up.”
“maybe this trophy isn’t real love.”
“with or without it, i’m good enough.”
“i finally see myself through the eyes of no one else.”
“it’s so exhausting on this silver screen, where i play the role of anyone but me.”
“i finally see myself unabridged and overwhelmed.”
“a mess of a story i’m ashamed to tell.”
“i only want what’s real.”
“let my heart feel what it feels.”
“he’s/she’s/they’re/we’re/you’re/i’m worthy of love anyway.”
“i’m turning out the lights.”
“for a moment we get to be glorious.”
“maybe i’m hiding behind metaphor.”
“maybe my heart needs to break to be sure.”
“i’ve fallen in love with a ghost.”
“i lost my balance when i needed it most.”
“this blurry photograph is proof.”
“i’m stuck swimming in shadows.”
“it’s been forever since i came up for air.”
“what if we already are who we’ve been dying to become?”
“a reflection of magnificence.”
“(it’s) hidden in you, maybe even in me.”
“i want to watch the universe expand.”
“i want to break it into pieces small enough to understand.”
“it feels like an out-of-body experience.”
“now i can’t put my mind to rest.”
“i can’t help but second guess.”
“i’m hypnotized by this anomaly.”
“such strange uncharted territory.”
“if i could let myself be seen, even deeply known.”
“i was already brave enough to let go.”
“it’s hidden in heartbeats, exhales, and in the hope of open hands.”
“i had the most vivid dream.”
“my feet had left the ground.”
“i was floating to heaven.”
“i could only look down.”
“my mind was heavy, running ragged with worst case scenarios.”
“oh god, i’m so tired of being afraid.”
“if i’m being honest, i’m not sure i’d know how.”
“i wanna take shelter but i’m ready to fight.”
“i feel a little paralyzed.”
“maybe i’m stronger than i realize.”
“i want to believe; no, i choose to believe.”
“fear won’t go away, but i can keep it at bay.”
“with a vigilant heart, i’ll push into the dark.”
“i’ll learn to breathe deep and make peace with the stars.”
“is it courage or faith?”
“there will be light always waiting behind even the darkest of nights.”
“we could try everything.”
“i’m restless for whatever comes next.”
“how wonderful to see a smile on your face.”
“i’ll find the silver lining no matter what the price.”
“i’m hungry for whatever comes next.”
“let me tell you another secret of the trade.”
“it feels like sinking when i’m standing in one place.”
“i feel hope, deep in my bones.”
“tomorrow will be beautiful.”
“i’m ready for whatever comes next.”
“it was like a switch was flipped.”
“i was just a kid who grew up strong enough.”
“god, that was so long ago.”
“i was little, i was weak and perfectly naive.”
“now you won’t see all that i have to lose and all i’ve lost in the fight to protect it.”
“i won’t let you in, i swore never again.”
“i can’t afford, no, i refuse to be rejected.”
“i want to break these bones ‘til they’re better.”
“my healing needed more than time.”
“when i see fragile things, helpless things, broken things, i see the familiar.”
“now i’m a broken mirror.”
“i can’t afford to let myself be blindsided.”
“all i want is to trust you.”
“show me how to lay my sword down.”
“what do you want to know?”
“i’m just a kid who grew up scared enough.”
“here’s a map, here’s a shovel.”
“here’s my achilles’ heel.”
“i am strong enough to let you in.”
“for the innocent, for the vulnerable.”
“i’ll show up at the front lines with a purpose.”
“i’m shattered porcelain, glued back together again.”
“i’m invincible like i’ve never been.”
“who am i to say what any of this means?”
“i have been sleepwalking since i was fourteen.”
“honestly, it’s easier to let myself forget.”
“i’ve been less than half myself for more than half my life.”
“there’s so much worth fighting for, you’ll see.”
“it looks like empathy to understand all sides.”
“i’m just trying to find myself through someone else’s eyes.”
“how do i forgive myself for losing so much time?”
“it’s uncomfortable, but right.”
“we were born to try to see each other through.”
“to know and love ourselves and others well is the most difficult and meaningful work we’ll ever do.”
