(Intro — Temple Bell, Then Beat Drop) [Temple bell rings — once, twice, three times] [Silence] [808 bass drops — heavy, distorted] Yo... Why are we here?... Why are we here?... Let's go... (Verse 1 — Fierce, Rapid) I was born with a question Before I learned to speak It was written in my heartbeat It was buried in my sleep Mama couldn't answer Daddy turned away Priests they gave me stories But the stories couldn't stay I asked the stars, the moon, the sea I asked the wind that carried me I asked the mountains, old and wise They just stared with silent eyes Why are we here? Why are we here? Ask the question — face the fear Why are we here? Why are we here? The answer's not outside — it's here (Chorus — Explosive, Anthemic) Why are we here? Why do we break? Why does the heart keep beating After everything it takes? Why do we love? Why do we lose? Why am I still asking When I know I'll never choose? Why? Why? Why? (Choir: Why... why... why...) (Verse 2 — Aggressive, Punchy) I held it in my pocket Through every schoolyard fight I hid it in my laughter I buried it in night I gave it to a lover She held it for a while Then she left it on the table With a note that said, "I tried" I sat beside my father The day before he died He looked at me and whispered "Son, I never knew why" "I never knew why I suffered I never knew why I stayed I never knew why I loved your mother I never knew why I prayed" "But I'm glad I did" (Beat stops. Silence. Piano enters — soft, aching) (Bridge — Stripped, Intense) [Whispered:] Maybe the answer isn't an answer Maybe it's a hand held in the dark Maybe it's a song sung badly Maybe it's a question that never finds its mark [Beat drops — harder than before] Maybe we're here to ask Just to ask And let the asking be enough Let the asking be enough Why are we here? Why are we here? Why are we here? (Final Chorus — Explosive, Choir, Full) Why are we here? Why do we break? Why does the heart keep beating After everything it takes? Why do we love? Why do we lose? Why am I still asking When I know I'll never choose? Why? Why? Why? (Choir: Why... why... why...) Why are we here? Why are we here? Maybe we're here to ask Maybe that's enough Why? Why? Why? (Female voice soaring: Aaa... aaa... aaaa...) (Outro — Silence, Then Whisper) [Beat stops. Temple bell rings once.] [Whispered:] Why... are we here?... [Silence.] [Whispered, barely audible:] Maybe... just to ask... [Silence.]
