HERO’S JOURNEY XII - NOT YET

[Intro – low tension, held back] I was ready… But the door didn’t open… [Verse 1] I thought this was the moment Thought the path was finally clear Every step was lined before me Like the end was drawing near I could almost see it happen Feel the distance closing in Like the years were about to break And something new would begin [Laura – close, calm] Wait… [Verse 2] But something shifted without warning Something I couldn’t control Every plan I tried to follow Started slipping from my hold I was standing at the threshold With everything in place But the closer that I moved Something pulled me back in place [Pre-Chorus] Not a no and not the end Just a line I couldn’t bend [Chorus] I was ready to cross the line But the moment wasn’t mine Every door I tried to reach Closed before it opened fully Not a failure, not defeat Just something holding back my feet Like a voice I couldn’t hear Saying now is not the year [Laura – steady, reassuring] It’s not time… [Verse 3] I felt it deeper than frustration More than something going wrong Like the timing wasn’t broken Like I still had to be strong Every road that led me forward Turned before it reached the end Not because it wasn’t real But because it had to bend [Bridge – realization, grounded] If it’s real it won’t collapse If it’s true it will come back Not by force and not by will But by something deeper still I don’t need to break the door If it’s mine it will be more Than a moment I can take It will come when it won’t break [Chorus – stronger acceptance] I was ready in my mind But the moment wasn’t aligned Every step that didn’t land Still unfolded as it planned Not a loss and not the end Just a path that had to bend If it’s real it won’t escape It will come it won’t be late [Outro – quiet acceptance] Not yet… [Laura – close, certain] I’m still here…