[Verse 1] Long nights parked under borrowed stars Engine breathing, nowhere to start Windows down, time moves slow Watching a light nobody knows Some nights loud, lost in the crowd Faces laughing, music too proud Other nights dry, no sleep, no change Same clothes, same hunger, same range [Pre-Chorus] I learned patience Before speed I learned silence Before belief [Chorus] I don’t chase the door I wait it out I don’t force the truth I read the doubt Still in the game Just not the same I see the whole board I hold the line [Verse 2] Talk to the eyes that want to speak Fear on the tongue, truth in the cheeks Every question wrapped in care Every answer halfway there You see the need, you feel the pull But honesty comes at a cost that’s cruel Sometimes help wears a borrowed face Just to keep everyone safe [Pre-Chorus] I move like water No sound, no trace Present, unseen I don’t leave a face [Chorus] I don’t chase the door I wait it out I don’t force the truth I read the doubt Still in the game Just not the same I see the whole board I hold the line [Bridge] There are tears I can’t explain Joy and guilt in the same frame Families bend, some break, some heal Kids see things they shouldn’t feel We say we’re here to help somehow But help still hurts in the here and now Hours feel long behind closed gates Hope waits heavy on the other side [Final Chorus] I don’t kick the door I mark the way I don’t chase the dark I map the gray Same resolve Different role I see the whole board I hold the line [Outro] Still on the board Still holding the line
