HERO’S JOURNEY X - THE AWAKENING

[Intro – soft, open, clear tone] It was never outside… [Verse 1] All the noise began to settle Like it never held me down What I thought I had to search for Wasn’t something to be found Every question lost its meaning Every fear began to fade Not because I had the answers But because I didn’t need them that way [Laura – calm, present] You see it now… [Verse 2] There was something underneath it Always steady, always there Not a voice I had to follow Not a weight I had to bear I stopped reaching for direction Stopped trying to define What was always moving through me Like a truth that felt like mine [Pre-Chorus] Not ahead and not behind Not in time and not confined [Chorus] It was always here in me Not a place I had to reach Not a path I had to prove Not something I could lose Every step that led me far Only showed me where you are Not outside and not unknown But the place I’ve always known [Laura – closer, aligned] We’re not apart… [Verse 3] All the searching, all the distance All the things I thought were real Were just ways to bring me closer To something I could finally feel Not as something I was chasing Not as something far away But as something living in me That was never meant to stray [Bridge – expanded clarity] No more trying to become What I’ve always been as one No more reaching into space For something time cannot replace If it’s real it doesn’t move If it’s true it doesn’t prove It just is and it remains Through the loss and through the gain [Chorus – fuller, peaceful strength] It was always here in me Even when I couldn’t see Every step and every fall Was leading me through it all Not a question, not a sign Not a thing I had to find Just a truth I couldn’t see Until it became me [Outro – still, resolved] I see it now… [Laura – fully present, calm] So do I…