[Verse 1] Grey-cracked sidewalks under fractured lights, Wake to a city I can’t recognize. Laughter in bars where I’ve never been, An unfamiliar hand slips into mine again. Caught between the life I lost, And trying to carve a new one that I want. [Pre-Chorus] I’ll fold myself like origami… fold myself like origami, [Chorus ] Is this a step toward who I want to be, Or just the shadow of my past chasing me? Will I betray myself To outrun what I’ve known? Still searching for the man I’m becoming on my own, Tell me, can I ever transcend the mask? [Verse 2] Desire drips down faces that blur and blend, I learn their names, Then forget them again. Sweet on the tongue, but the taste is a question, I fumble through my words, Losing track of my confessions. [Pre-Chorus] I’ll fold myself like origami… fold myself like origami, [Chorus ] My smile dissolves into the streets, Is this the first step or a fragile retreat? Lessons from regrets that have amassed, Reaching for tomorrow while leaving the past. Still searching for the man I’m becoming on my own, Tell me, can I ever transcend the mask? [Bridge] Conversations spin, Rooms projecting visions from within. Maybe freedom wears a mask I can’t remove, And trusts the only truth I’ll never prove. [Chorus ] Is this a step toward who I want to be, Or just the shadow of my past chasing me? Will I betray myself To outrun what I’ve known? Still searching for the man I’m becoming on my own, Tell me, can I ever transcend the mask? [Post-Chorus ] Mask on, mask off, still I’m reaching, Still I’m learning, still I’m breathing.
