[Verse 1] I’m building a ladder with rungs of gold But the sky keeps moving, or so I’m told I reach for the ledge, but it drifts away A digital sunset at the end of the day I’m measuring worth by the distance left Of peace and of presence, I’m feeling bereft I raised the bar so high I can’t see the floor Now I’m starving for "better" while standing at the door. [Pre-Chorus] The friction is growing, the gears are starting to grind I’m hunting a phantom I left in my mind Stop the clock. Take a breath. Look down. [Chorus] AWAKEN! The bar is a ghost, the climb is the truth! I’m reclaiming the fire, I’m reclaiming my youth! If I look back now, through the fog and the fear To the person I was just a ghost of a year WOULD I TRADE PLACES? (NO!) WOULD I GO BACK? (NEVER!) I’m the storm and the sky and the changing weather! [Verse 2] Three hundred and sixty-five shadows ago I was drowning in silence, nowhere to go I was praying for the strength I’m standing in now But I forgot to notice, I forgot to bow To the version of me that survived the night The one who did battle so I’d see the light The bar keeps moving 'cause I’m built to grow But the progress is real, and the soul starts to glow. [Chorus] AWAKEN! The bar is a ghost, the climb is the truth! I’m reclaiming the fire, I’m reclaiming my youth! If I look back now, through the fog and the fear To the person I was just a ghost of a year WOULD I TRADE PLACES? (NO!) WOULD I GO BACK? (NEVER!) I’m the storm and the sky and the changing weather! [Bridge] It’s not a race! (It’s a revolution!) It’s not a debt! (It’s an evolution!) Raise the bar? I’LL BREAK THE BAR! [Outro] Look at the scars. They’re maps of the win. Be proud of the skin that you’re standing in. I wouldn’t trade places. I finally see... I’m exactly who I was meant to be.
