MEMES & MUSINGS .

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.

• “hold on for a minute.”
• “i believe that we can fix this over time.”
• “let me finish.”
• “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.”
• “when did you last eat?”
• “come in and make yourself right at home.”
• “stay as long as you need.”
• “tell me, is there something wrong?”
• “you can count on me.”
• “you know i’ll take my heart clean apart if it helps yours beat.”
• “let me take your coat.”
• “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.”
• “you’re good as new.”
• “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.”
• “remember how to see?”
• “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.”
• “it feels like truth.”
• “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.”
• “my armor falls apart.”
• “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.”
• “i woke up so worried.”
• “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.”
• “no matter what.”
• “somehow we’ll be okay.”
• “don’t be afraid.”

• “we could try everything.”
• “i’m serious.”
• “what about danger?”
• “so what?”
• “what about risk?”
• “i’m restless for whatever comes next.”
• “how wonderful to see a smile on your face.”
• “a welcome home parade.”
• “a secret handshake.”
• “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 want to be here.”
• “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.”
• “i grew up too quick.”
• “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.”
• “you were wrong.”
• “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.”
• “i’m standing guard.”
• “i’m falling apart.”
• “all i want is to trust you.”
• “show me how to lay my sword down.”
• “here i am.”
• “pry me open.”
• “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’m all in.”
• “i’m at your mercy now.”
• “i’m ready to begin.”
• “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’ll give all i have.”
• “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.”
• “wake up.”
• “fall in love again.”
• “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.”
• “show me what to do.”
• “how do i forgive myself for losing so much time?”
• “roll up your sleeves.”
• “remember who you are.”
• “a little at a 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.”

taken from the 2022 revival of the 2005 discovery channel series. shenanigans and chaos ensue. feel free to change wording and pronouns and provide context as necessary. do not add to this list.    

• You know what? I take it back. I do like to complain.
• No. We come back tonight and kill them.
• I’m kidding, of course. I almost never kill anyone.
• You just wanna do it? Right now?
• It’s all coming together... sort of. 
• It’s all in a day’s work.
• And that, my friend(s), does not suck. This, on the other hand...
• You’re not nervous, are you, ___?
• I’m not... Sure I’m nervous. Sure. Sure.
• See, I’m doing something!
• It’s like the sound of doom.
• That really is ominous, man.
• It’s not natural, is it?
• Yes. This goes against the laws of God and man. 
• I’d feel better without that iron bar up my ass, honestly.
• Sounds simple, right? It’s not.
• If it sounds difficult and complicated, it’s only because it is.
• And by a lot easier, I mean, not easy at all.
• Precision is the order of the day.
• By no pressure... there’s a lot of pressure.
• Can’t hear shit.
• I’ve not been here, no.
• I’m absolutely falling apart.
• You know, I... I just... I wouldn’t say no.
• She/he/they’ll tell you if she/he/they like you. Or if they don’t.
• Why would it blow up?
• Until you’re suddenly goin’ up like flashpaper.
• And the odds of this exploding are very low?
• But it could still happen?
• Me and you, you and me. The two of us together. In the pit.
• This is gonna be great, ___.
• Boy, that just got weird, huh?
• A lot of the time I say I got it, ___, but I don’t. 
• I’m still not ready to talk about that, man.
• I’ve hit my head lots of times over the years.
• I didn’t expect that one there.
• Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
• That’s beyond redemption.
• See, you’re having those negative thoughts again.
• Time now to reenter the pit, a place that’s now starting to feel like home.
• There’s a futility to this, I gotta tell you.
• I can make it better, but I can’t make it good.
• It really is just a toxic bouillabaisse of human disappointment. 
• You get something done, I’ll talk to the turkey.
• Now you know what I know. 
• I’ll always make something up for you.
• You look like a rotisserie chicken right now.
• You should write travel brochures.
• I don’t have a lot of dignity left.
• Where do you go from... from this?
• I’d probably work at Starbucks or something.
• Like they’re fooling anybody.
• I know what you’re doing, Bobby Flay. Liar.
• Look at me, walking like I know where I’m going.
• Oh, I’m scandalized.
• I’ve never seen that. Impressive!
• Always looking to try something new.
• Bringing literally minutes of experience to the task at hand.
• I don’t know if I would hire you, but you didn’t break anything, so we’re good.
• This is where shit starts to get real for real.
• My sneakers are Velcro.
• Maybe there’s a reason for that.
• We call it the hibbity-flibbity.
• If you don’t mind, we’re gonna shoot the whole show here on my iPhone.
• If you took a little of the shock and awe out of your voice, it’d sound more like a compliment.
• Hakuna Matata smells like ass.
• So that you look at me and don’t immediately associate me with a cold blooded, heartless killer.
• And that’s a wrap for that guy.