V1
I don’t mind when you call me
‘Cuz half our time is spent away
But then my thoughts overcome me
It’s overwhelming to me when I see your face

CH
You’re what I desire
While I’m walking this wire
But my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall
My head starts spinning when I hear you call For me

V2
I keep running when you call
Then I hear your voice and my heart falls
Then my thoughts overcome me
It’s overwhelming to me when I see your face

CH
You’re what I desire
While I’m walking this wire
But my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall
My head starts spinning when I hear you call
As my head spins faster in my mind’s disaster
But my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall
My head starts spinning when I hear you

Bridge
It’s your love for which I yearn
But I’m still afraid; that’s why I turn
It’s your love I can’t earn
So give me the sparks and watch us burn

CH3
My heart is a pyre– so let the flames burn higher
Your love keeps pulling me through the dark
This pain keeps pushing me to your heart
As my head spins faster in my mind’s disaster
Yeah, your love keeps pulling me through the dark
This pain keeps pushing me to your heart

END
Yeah, your love keeps pulling me through the dark
This pain keeps pushing me to your heart


Lyrics by Jacob L. Betts (IPI #1095371544) and Christian T. McCallister (IPI #864067909)

Behind the Song:
In the spring of 2021, I went through an emotional breakdown, weighed down by the previous 18 months. It felt as if my spirit collapsed under the pressure. Determined to seek help, I started therapy and received an official diagnosis of OCD, which I had suspected for most of my life. One of the main issues I tackled in therapy was dealing with intrusive thoughts, particularly those involving my wife. I began to fear myself, concerned that these thoughts reflected some dark aspect deep within my heart. At times, I even found it difficult to look at my wife out of fear ('then my thoughts overcome me, it’s overwhelming to me when I see your face'). Despite longing to be close to her during this emotionally and mentally challenging period, the early stages of OCD treatment made it incredibly tough ('You’re what I desire while I’m walking this wire, but my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall'). I believe we all experience pushes and pulls in life—events from our past that propel us forward and aspirations for the future that draw us toward tomorrow. As I progress in therapy, the pain from my past has become a source of joy, pushing me forward. Ultimately, it is love that sustains me through life's trials, keeping me moving forward even during the darkest moments when I feel like I’m falling…that is the heart of ‘Tripping’. -- Jacob Betts