[Verse 1] Hope keeps a blueprint folded in my coat Fear counts the exits every time I speak Ambition pins a bright name to my throat Desire says the locked door isn’t locked [Pre-Chorus] They take turns holding the wheel They trade their faces when I blink I call the bargain free will While every hand tightens its grip [Chorus] Who chose the step I’m standing on? Who taught my hunger what to want? Pride wears my jacket, walks me home I say I’m steering—then I’m gone [Verse 2] Envy measures rooms I’ve never entered Shame keeps receipts beneath the bed Anger makes a judge of every stranger Love can turn a promise into thread [Pre-Chorus] They take turns holding the wheel They trade their faces when I blink I call the bargain free will While every hand tightens its grip [Chorus] Who chose the step I’m standing on? Who taught my hunger what to want? Pride wears my jacket, walks me home I say I’m steering—then I’m gone [Bridge] I name each force and watch it shrink A little less when brought to light But naming isn’t cutting every string And knowing isn’t choosing right [Outro] Hope draws the map Fear marks the ground Desire calls Pride answers loud I hold the wheel I feel it turn The hand is mine The lesson burns
