[INTRO] YOU SAY— (look closer) “I CHOSE.” (you sure?) LOOK CLOSER. WHERE DID IT BEGIN? (where?) [VERSE 1] YOU CALL IT FREEDOM. (freedom) BUT LOOK AT THE CAUSE. A BRAIN YOU DIDN’T BUILD. (not yours) A BODY YOU DIDN’T CHOOSE. A HISTORY YOU DIDN’T WRITE. (never did) YOU PICK THE DOOR— BUT WHO BUILT THE HOUSE? (who?) YOU CALL IT WILL. I CALL IT— AN ARRIVAL. (already here) [PRE-CHORUS] AS SOON AS A CAUSE EXISTS— I AM NOT THE SOVEREIGN. (no) I AM THE STAGE. NOT THE AUTHOR. (never was) [CHORUS] WHERE IS THE CHOICE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE? (where?) WHERE IS THE WILL THAT NO ONE MOVES? (no one) I FEEL IT BURN— I CALL IT MINE. (mine) I FEEL IT BREAK— I CALL IT LIFE. (my life) WHAT’S LEFT OF ME? (what’s left?) WHAT’S LEFT OF ME? [VERSE 2] CHANGE THE BLOOD. (change it) CHANGE THE SLEEP. CHANGE THE CHEMISTRY— AND WATCH THE “SELF” CHANGE WITH IT. (watch it) THE SAME MAN. THE SAME OATH. A DIFFERENT CHOICE. (why?) YOU SAY— “I CHOSE.” (you say) BUT SOMETHING CHOSE BEFORE YOU. (before) [PRE-CHORUS] AS SOON AS A CAUSE EXISTS— I AM NOT THE KING. (no king) I AM THE ROOM— WHERE THE KING WAS NEVER BORN. (never) [CHORUS] WHERE IS THE CHOICE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE? (where?) WHERE IS THE WILL THAT NO ONE MOVES? (no one) I FEEL IT BURN— I CALL IT MINE. (mine) I FEEL IT BREAK— I CALL IT LIFE. (my life) WHAT’S LEFT OF ME? (what’s left?) WHAT’S LEFT OF ME? [BREAKDOWN] WHO CHOSE THE BLOOD? (who?) YOU DID. (you) WHO CHOSE THE FEAR? (who?) YOU DID. (you) WHO CHOSE THE THOUGHT— BEFORE IT WAS HERE? (before) YOU DID. (you) AND I CALLED IT MINE. (mine) [FINAL CHORUS] WHERE IS THE CHOICE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE? (where?) WHERE IS THE WILL THAT NO ONE MOVES? (no one) I FEEL IT BURN— I CALL IT MINE. (mine) I FEEL IT BREAK— I CALL IT LIFE. (my life) OUTSIDE INFLUENCE— WHAT REMAINS? (what remains?) WHAT REMAINS— WHEN I AM NOT MINE? (not mine) [OUTRO] YOU SAY— (you say) “I CHOSE.” (I chose) LOOK CLOSER. WHO SPOKE FIRST? (who?)
