Verse 1 I watched the world keep moving on Same old street, same same dawn Every door I didn’t try Still knocks on me every night I said “maybe later”, said “not today” Said “one more turn, I’ll find my way” But the road don’t wait for doubt It just learns how to live without Pre-Chorus You can run, you can fall You can lose it all But there’s a debt you’ll never feel Till you don’t move at all Chorus That’s the price of standing still When the clock won’t wait, but you will Every dream you didn’t chase Starts charging interest Yeah, the world keeps spinning fast While you’re praying this moment lasts You don’t bleed, you don’t get killed But that’s the price of standing still Verse 2 I knew the names, I knew the signs Knew the risk, knew the lines I just thought if I stayed put I could keep what little I took But safety’s just a slower flame Burns you down without the pain A quiet loss, a clean regret The hardest kind to try forget Pre-Chorus You don’t hear it, you don’t see What it costs to not believe Every chance you leave untouched Starts giving up on you Chorus That’s the price of standing still When the fire fades, but the cold gets real Every door you never break Learns how to stay shut Yeah, the world keeps calling names You just answer “not today” You don’t fall, you don’t spill But that’s the price of standing still Bridge I ain’t saying run blind I ain’t saying burn the line But there’s a truth they never tell You can lose just by surviving well Short Chorus / Hook Yeah, the price… the price is real When you’re breathing but you don’t feel Final Chorus That’s the price of standing still Watching life pass dollar bills Every love you didn’t fight Turns into another night Yeah, I’m done counting what I owe To the man I didn’t know I’d rather fall than live uphill Paying the price of standing still Outro Some men jump, some men kneel Me—I’m done standing still
