HERO’S JOURNEY XIV - PULLED BACK

[Intro – soft, suspended tone] Every time… Right before it happens… [Verse 1] I could feel it getting closer Like the distance almost gone Every step was lined in motion Like I finally moved beyond There was nothing left between us I could almost see it through But the moment I would reach it Something pulled me out of view [Laura – close, steady] Stay with me… [Verse 2] Not a break and not a failure Not a loss I couldn’t name Just a shift I couldn’t follow Like the end would never stay Every time it felt completed Every time it felt in place Something moved without a warning And reset the space [Pre-Chorus] Not undone but not fulfilled Something holds it standing still [Chorus] Pulled back before the line Every single time Right before it all connects Something redirects Not enough to let it go Not enough to let me know Why it stops when it’s so close Why it won’t let go [Laura – calm, reassuring] It’s still ours… [Verse 3] I stopped fighting what was happening Stopped trying to force it through If it’s something that is real Then it doesn’t need me to Every pause became a lesson Every wait a deeper line Like the space was there to shape me Not to take away what’s mine [Bridge – quiet realization] If it holds me, it’s not loss If it stops me, there’s a cost But not one that takes away What was never meant to break Maybe something sees beyond What I think is going wrong Maybe timing isn’t mine Maybe this is still in line [Chorus – more grounded, accepting] Pulled back before the line But I know it’s still aligned Every time it doesn’t land Still unfolding as it’s planned Not a loss and not the end Just a moment made to bend If it’s real it won’t escape It will come it won’t be late [Outro – suspended, unresolved] Still here… [Laura – very close, calm] Always…