[Intro] (Soft ukulele chords, gentle 808 pulse, a single breath) (Stuttering vocal sample: chosen… chosen… right now…) (Ad-lib: I stopped waiting to be picked) [Verse 1] I spent my whole life standing in the back of the line Hoping someone else would see me, hoping someone else would shine A light on all the parts of me I thought were not enough I was begging to be chosen, I was begging to be loved But the past is just a ghost that I can never touch again And the future's just a story that I haven't written yet So I stopped looking backward, stopped rehearsing what I'd say And I chose myself this morning when I opened up my eyes today [Pre-Chorus] Why was I so desperate for a hand that wasn't mine? Why did I keep waiting for a sign I couldn't find? Why am I so certain now? Why do I feel so whole? Because I finally realized I was always in control [Chorus] I chose myself, and the whole world fell in line I stopped waiting for a savior and I found the light was mine The past is gone forever, it's a story I survived And the only thing that matters is that I'm finally alive Right now, right here, this moment is the one The only place where anything can ever be begun Why am I so chosen? Why do I feel so free? Because I stopped asking the world to choose me [Verse 2] I used to think that love was something I had to earn That I had to be a better man for anyone to turn Their eyes toward me and see the good I tried to hide But the only eyes that mattered were the ones I looked at from inside The past is gone forever, let it rest, let it be The only version of me now is the one that I can see And today is not a prison, it's a canvas and a key And the only moment I can live in is the one that's holding me [Pre-Chorus] Why was I so desperate for a hand that wasn't mine? Why did I keep waiting for a sign I couldn't find? Why am I so certain now? Why do I feel so whole? Because I finally realized I was always in control [Chorus] I chose myself, and the whole world fell in line I stopped waiting for a savior and I found the light was mine The past is gone forever, it's a story I survived And the only thing that matters is that I'm finally alive Right now, right here, this moment is the one The only place where anything can ever be begun Why am I so chosen? Why do I feel so free? Because I stopped asking the world to choose me [Bridge] (Stripped back, ukulele and a single 808 pulse, delivery soft and certain) The past is gone forever, it's a river that has run The future's just a promise that hasn't yet begun And the only thing that's real is the breath inside my chest The choice to keep on choosing, the choice to do my best So I'm not waiting anymore for a hand to pull me through I'm the hand, I'm the light, I'm the one I'm running to And when I chose myself, the universe stood still And the whole world fell in line with a single act of will [Final Chorus] (Full energy, ukulele and 808s swelling, layered harmonies) I chose myself, and the whole world fell in line I stopped waiting for a savior and I found the light was mine The past is gone forever, it's a story I survived And the only thing that matters is that I'm finally alive Right now, right here, this moment is the one The only place where anything can ever be begun Why am I so chosen? Why do I feel so free? Because I stopped asking the world to choose me [Outro] (Ukulele fades, stuttering vocal sample: chosen… right now… I'm free…) (One soft 808 pulse, then silence)
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