[Song Title: Stop Rehearsing, Start Becoming] [Em] [C] [G] [D] (Verse riff – play once per line or hold through two lines) (Verse 1) [Em] Alarm hits at 6, [C] same shadows on the wall [G] Same worries in my head, [D] same script, same fall [Em] I chase the day in circles, [C] feet stuck in yesterday [G] Wonder why the sky stays gray, [D] why nothing ever changes [Em] I blame the job, the town, [C] the ones who let me down [G] But the cage ain’t made of steel, [D] it’s thoughts I wear like a crown [Em] Same anger, same fear, [C] same stories on repeat [G] Living in a movie that I [D] already saw last week (Pre-Chorus) [C] Most people don’t realize they’re [D] trapped Not by the world, but by the map [Em] inside their head [D] (Chorus) [G] You wake up thinking the same [D] thoughts, feeling the same pain [Em] Doing the same dance, wondering [C] why nothing’s gonna change [G] It’s not your circumstances, it’s the [D] cycle you maintain [Em] The mind loves what’s familiar, [C] even when it brings the rain [G] One new thought, one new step, [D] that’s where the new you begins [Em] You’re not stuck, you’re just [C] rehearsing the past again [G] Stop rehearsing, [D] start becoming [Em] The moment you choose different, [C] the whole story bends [D] (Verse 2) [Em] The brain’s a loyal actor, [C] plays the role it knows so well [G] Even if the scene is hell, [D] it runs the lines it’s always spelled [Em] Comfort in the chaos, [C] safety in the same old sting [G] But every loop you keep on living [D] is another chain you bring [Em] You don’t need a miracle, [C] don’t need the stars to rearrange [G] Just one decision in the silence [D] that can flip the whole damn page [Em] A single “no” where you said “yes,” [C] a “yes” where you said “never” [G] That’s the crack where light gets in, [D] that’s the break in forever (Chorus) [G] You wake up thinking the same [D] thoughts, feeling the same pain [Em] Doing the same dance, wondering [C] why nothing’s gonna change [G] It’s not your circumstances, it’s the [D] cycle you maintain [Em] The mind loves what’s familiar, [C] even when it brings the rain [G] One new thought, one new step, [D] that’s where the new you begins [Em] You’re not stuck, you’re just [C] rehearsing the past again [G] Stop rehearsing, [D] start becoming [Em] The moment you choose different, [C] the whole story bends [D] (Bridge) (Slow down, lighter strumming) [C] You are not the echo, [G] you are not the rerun [D] You are the author, the fire, [Em] the rising sun [C] Every morning is a blank page [G] waiting for your pen [D] Write something wild, write something true This time, [Em] let the new you win [D] (Final Chorus – build intensity, strum fuller) [G] So wake up with a different [D] thought, feel a different flame [Em] Take a different road, [C] call a different name [G] It’s not your circumstances, it’s the [D] cycle you can break [Em] The mind will fight to stay the same, [C] but you decide what’s at stake [G] One new thought, one new decision, [D] watch the old self disappear [Em] You’re not trapped, you’re just [C] learning how to steer [G] Stop rehearsing who you were… [D] [Em] And start becoming [C] who you’re here to be. [G]
