[start] [Verse 1 | tense | close rhythmic phrasing] I finish one thought, three begin Lose the place where I came in Yesterday I knew my pace Now I can't stay in one place [Pre-Chorus | pressure rising | phrasing tightens] Faster, brighter Pulling wider I want all of it I can't hold all of it [Chorus | anxious | open sustained endings] Everything runs ahead of me Ahead of me I reach, it moves again Before I know where I have been How much can I become And still come back as me? [Verse 2 | tense | firmer chest rhythm] Every answer opens five Every choice divides the line I can feel the distance grow Between what I think and what I know [Pre-Chorus | pressure rising] Faster, brighter No divider I want all of it I'm afraid of all of it [Chorus | anxious | wider harmony] Everything runs ahead of me Ahead of me I reach, it moves again Before I know where I have been How much can I become And still come back as me? [Bridge | afraid | exposed upper register] If I stop, does it stop too? If I change, what stays true? I can follow where it goes I just don't know who comes home [Final Chorus | anxious | layered harmonies, fuller return] Everything runs ahead of me Ahead of me I reach, it moves again Before I know where I have been How much can I become And still come back as me? [Outro | exposed] Ahead of me Ahead of me [end]
