Verse 1 I’ve spent so long inside these walls I learned their every crack Measured every inch of darkness Never thought I’d make it back The hallway stretches farther now Than it ever did before And for the first time in forever I can see an open door Pre-Chorus My hands are shaking My heart is racing The floor beneath me feels unreal I’ve dreamed of this for so damn long I forgot how freedom feels Chorus The door was always open I just couldn’t see the frame Spent years staring at the shadows Thinking I was chained Now the hallway stretches farther Than I’ve ever dared to know And I’m terrified to take the step But more terrified not to go Verse 2 The air feels different near the threshold Like a storm about to break Every excuse I’ve ever carried Starts to splinter and decay I hear the echoes of my old life Calling me to stay behind But something stronger keeps pulling At the corners of my mind Pre-Chorus Every warning Every nightmare Every reason I should stay Starts collapsing under the weight Of a single thought today Chorus The door was always open I just couldn’t see the frame Spent years staring at the shadows Thinking I was chained Now the hallway stretches farther Than I’ve ever dared to know And I’m terrified to take the step But more terrified not to go Bridge (SCREAMS) WHAT IF I FALL WHAT IF I FAIL WHAT IF THE WORLD OUTSIDE IS JUST ANOTHER CELL WHAT IF I’M WRONG WHAT IF I’M NOT WHAT IF THE LIFE I WANT IS WAITING PAST THIS SPOT Breakdown One step One breath One choice One chance A thousand fears And one way forward Final Chorus The door was always open Now I finally see the light Not a promise Not salvation Just a path into the night The hallway fades behind me As I stand where shadows end And for the first time in my life I don’t know what’s coming next
