[VERSE 1] "You still believe that?" Believe what? "That there's some version of you Waiting on the other side of all this?" Maybe. "That's adorable." Thanks. "No, genuinely. You've been saying that for years." Yeah. "And where has it got you?" Well... I'm still here. "Exactly." [VERSE 2] You know, You're kind of a prick. "And you're kind of delusional." Maybe. "But at least I'm honest." Honest? You call it honesty. I call it surrender Wearing a clever disguise. "See? That's what I mean." What? "You make everything sound poetic So you don't have to admit you're lost." [CHORUS] Maybe I am. Maybe I don't know a thing. Maybe the map's upside down And the compass is broken. Maybe every certainty I've ever had Has crumbled in my hands. But I'd rather get lost Than never leave the driveway. [VERSE 3] "You know what I think?" Go on. "I think you're scared This is all there is." And? "And I think that's why You keep inventing meaning." No. I think you're terrified That meaning exists. Because then you'd have to risk Being disappointed. Again. Fear hides a lot better When it wears a suit And calls itself logic. [BUILD] "One day, You're going to wake up And realize none of it mattered." Maybe. Maybe one day You'll wake up And realize everything mattered. The conversations. The mistakes. The people. The songs. The tiny ridiculous moments You keep dismissing Because they don't look important. [CHORUS] Maybe I am naive. Maybe that's true. Maybe hope is just another habit That I refuse to lose. Maybe the world breaks hearts. Maybe that's what it does. But I'd rather risk being broken Than never being touched. [BRIDGE] The Cynic goes quiet. For once. Not defeated. Just thinking. The kind of silence That happens When an argument stops being about winning. [FINAL VERSE] You know what? "What?" I don't need to prove That tomorrow gets better. I don't need evidence. I don't need guarantees. I just need enough faith To take one more step. And then another. And another. "That's it?" That's it. "Huh." What? "I thought it'd be something bigger." No. Life usually isn't. [OUTRO] The Cynic laughs. I laugh too. And for the first time It sounds like the same person.
