Life Was Happening (v6 Remaster)

[INTRO] (clean electric guitar, room ambience, slow build, no vocals) [VERSE 1] I spent my whole life saying "when" When I get out When I grow up When I finally become someone Every tomorrow looked like a doorway Every today felt temporary Like I was only passing through On my way to the real thing I couldn't see That every sunrise was keeping score I was always reaching for tomorrow While today kept calling my name [PRE-CHORUS] I kept waiting for a feeling Certain I'd know it when it came I never stopped to ask... What if this Is what it feels like? [CHORUS] If I knew then what I know now I'd still walk every mile the same I'd still wear every scar Still lose, still love Still break, still change I wouldn't chase less I'd just stop asking life to wait Cause while I was looking For the moment everything began... The life was happening [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] (clean guitar melody, emotional lead guitar, drums slowly building) [VERSE 2] I thought peace was a destination Like someday I'd arrive And the noise inside my head Would finally give me back to myself Instead... Life kept showing up quietly In ordinary conversations In laughter that disappeared Before I knew it mattered I was chasing all the things I thought would make me whole Never realizing I was already holding everything I hoped for [PRE-CHORUS] Nobody tells you... The days you'll miss the most Never introduce themselves [CHORUS] If I knew then what I know now I'd still walk every mile the same I'd still wear every scar Still lose, still love Still break, still change I wouldn't chase less I'd just stop asking life to wait Cause while I was looking For the moment everything began... The life was happening [BRIDGE] (stripped down, vocals close, emotional pause) Hey... You don't need another version of yourself You don't need permission You don't need to become enough Before you start living There isn't a chapter Where it suddenly becomes real There isn't an opening night There isn't a rehearsal This... This is the part You'll spend the rest of your life Trying to remember [FINAL CHORUS] (full band, biggest emotional peak, layered vocals) If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't hold tomorrow so high I would've looked a little longer Before another day went by Not because every day was perfect Because none of them asked to be They were just there... Waiting for me to notice I kept waiting For my life to begin Never knowing... It already had The life was happening [OUTRO] (guitar alone, vocal fading) I spent my whole life Waiting for the story to start Turns out... I was standing in my favorite chapter The whole time