Driving guitar intro) Verse 1 (Tight drums, palm-muted guitars) You kept a list of things to try Folded in a drawer beside the bed Every year you’d pull it out Read the words and put it back instead The town got smaller every day The roads all started looking the same You knew exactly what you wanted But never called it by its name ⸻ Pre-Chorus (Bass pushes forward, tension building) And every door you left unopened Started feeling harder to ignore ⸻ Chorus (Full band explodes, layered backing vocals) Don’t wait around Nobody’s coming Don’t hold your breath The years keep running You had your shot You let it drift away And now the things you meant to do Are farther every day (Guitar hook) ⸻ Verse 2 (Driving rhythm returns) You watched your friends pull out of town One by one and then two by two You said you’d leave right after summer Summer passed and then another one did too Every reason sounded good Every reason bought some time Until the habit of tomorrow Became the story of your life ⸻ Pre-Chorus (Harmony vocals enter) Every mile you never traveled Still sits heavy in your chest ⸻ Chorus (Bigger harmonies) Don’t wait around Nobody’s coming Don’t hold your breath The years keep running You had your shot You let it drift away And now the things you meant to do Are farther every day ⸻ Bridge (Half-time drums, clean guitars) You thought there’d be a perfect moment A sign A map A reason But all the days you spent preparing Were the days you should have been leaving ⸻ Build (Drums gradually intensify, guitars widening) Maybe there’s still time Maybe there isn’t Maybe the answer was never certainty Maybe it was motion ⸻ Final Chorus (Biggest vocal performance, gang vocals on final lines) Don’t wait around Nobody’s coming Don’t hold your breath The years keep running The world won’t stop To give another chance So take the fear and take the risk Before it turns into regret Before it turns into regret Before it turns into regret ⸻ Outro (Repeated vocal refrain over ringing guitars) Before it turns into regret Before it turns into regret (Band hits final sustained chord)
