Every Waking Moment (A Path Forward) Verse 1 In the cradle of existence There’s a fire underneath Every breath feels like a promise Every heartbeat speaks to me Life is more than just surviving More than shadows passing through It’s the thread that holds the heavens And the reason I still move I have watched the world grow colder Watched so many lose their way But something sacred keeps on calling Telling me I’m meant to stay Pre-Chorus So I hold on To what is true Through every fracture I break through Chorus Every waking moment I can feel it in my soul Life is not a burden It’s the reason I still hope When the darkness tries to pull me When the fear becomes the tide Reason is the lantern And the truth becomes my guide Every waking moment I am learning how to see That the light inside existence Was alive inside of me Verse 2 Reason cuts through all the chaos Like a blade against the night Not to wound but to uncover What is real beneath the fight I don’t want another illusion I don’t want a borrowed name I want something I can stand on When the whole world shifts in flame So I question So I listen I rebuild what fear destroyed Turning pain into direction Turning silence into voice Pre-Chorus And I know now What carries me Not empty words But clarity Chorus Every waking moment I can feel it in my soul Life is not a burden It’s the reason I still hope When the darkness tries to pull me When the fear becomes the tide Reason is the lantern And the truth becomes my guide Every waking moment I am learning how to see That the light inside existence Was alive inside of me Bridge No more drifting through confusion No more bowing to despair I was made to walk with purpose To create, protect, repair Life is sacred Truth is sacred And I will not turn away Even wounded Even weary I will rise another day Final Chorus Every waking moment I will stand inside the flame Holding tight to what is timeless Holding tight to what remains And if this road was built to test me Then let every scar agree That the light inside existence Still burns alive in me Every waking moment Every breath and every choice I will walk the path before me And I will not lose my voice.
