[Intro] Nah, nah, nah I ain't ready for this Nah, nah, nah I can't handle the risk [Verse 1] Signs everywhere but I close my eyes Voice getting louder but I rationalize "Maybe I'm just going crazy" "Maybe I'm just being lazy" "Maybe this is all in my head" "Maybe I should stay in bed" Where it's safe, where it's warm Where I don't have to transform Bills to pay, responsibilities Can't just chase these fantasies Got a job, got a routine Can't disturb this machine That's been running for years Built on comfortable fears Why would I risk what I know For some place I might not go? [Hook] I'm not ready, I'm not ready Keep my life nice and steady I'm not ready, I'm not ready What if I'm not strong enough? I'm not ready, I'm not ready This path looks way too tough I'm not ready, I'm not ready Maybe next year, maybe next month [Verse 2] Family asking what's wrong with me "Why you acting so differently?" "You were fine the way you were" "All this change is just a blur" "Why you reading all these books?" "Why you got these crazy looks?" "Why you questioning everything?" "Why you want to spread your wings?" Maybe they're right, maybe I'm wrong Maybe I've been fighting too long Against a life that's not so bad Maybe I should just be glad For what I have, for what I know Maybe I shouldn't try to grow Maybe comfort is enough Maybe I don't need this stuff [Verse 3] But late at night when I'm alone The call comes through my telephone Of consciousness, of higher self Telling me there's something else But I hang up, I turn away "I'll answer maybe some other day" "When I'm ready, when I'm strong" "When everything goes according to plan" But plans don't work that way And ready never comes they say You just gotta take the leap Even when you'd rather sleep In the comfort of the known Even when you're all alone With your fears and your doubt Trying to figure it out [Bridge] What if I fail? What if I fall? What if I'm not meant for this at all? What if I lose everything I've built? What if I drown in all this guilt? What if they're right and I'm just wrong? What if I'm not really that strong? What if, what if, what if... [Verse 4] Fear got me paralyzed Truth got me terrified Change got me petrified But the call won't be denied It keeps knocking at my door Even when I ignore The voice that's in my soul Telling me to take control But I'm scared, I'm scared Of the unknown, unprepared For the journey, for the pain For the loss and for the gain So I'll stay right here instead With these voices in my head Telling me to play it safe To never show my real face [Outro] I'm not ready, I'm not ready Keep my life nice and steady I'm not ready, I'm not ready But the call keeps coming through I'm not ready, I'm not ready But I know what I gotta do I'm not ready, I'm not ready But maybe... maybe I'll have to
