[Intro] [Bard] Everybody's got a price they'll take. [Crowd voice] What's yours? [Bard] That's the funny part. [Band hits: STOMP / clap-clap / KNOCK] I never told anybody. [Verse 1] Bought something years ago nobody understood Held it through the good, held it through the “you should” Watched that number climb, watched it fall through the floor Kept both hands in my pockets, never reached for the door Folks kept asking when I'd finally cash it in I kept wondering when they thought the money was the win Some things you hold 'cause you said you would Some things you hold 'cause letting go would make the whole thing crooked [Pre-Chorus] I ain't frozen I ain't scared I just don't move 'Cause everybody stared There's a difference between waiting And forgetting why you came [Chorus] [Bard] I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] Not the house, not the hope, Not the years I gave away I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] You can watch the number Till the number drives you insane It was never 'bout the number It was whether I'd still know my name When it changed [Verse 2] Same thing happened with a woman once Everybody had advice before I even asked “Cut your losses.” “Walk away.” “Know when something's done.” I said losses mean I lost it Maybe I ain't lost a damn thing yet Funny how the world keeps score the same Coin, heart, house, reputation, name Everybody wants to know your exit plan Like staying couldn't be a choice a free man makes [Pre-Chorus] You in the corner— Yeah, you shaking your head Ever hold something long enough Everybody thought it was dead? [Crowd cheers] Then sing it. [Chorus] [Bard] I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] Not the house, not the hope, Not the years I gave away I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] You can watch the number Till the number drives you insane It was never 'bout the number It was whether I'd still know my name When it changed [Break] [Band drops to upright bass, palms and table knocks] [Bard] Now don't misunderstand me. Holding ain't holy Just because it's hard. Sometimes a thing ain't loyalty. Sometimes it's just You being afraid to put it down. [Room goes quiet] And sometimes... You let go too early 'cause everybody else got nervous. [Bridge] There's a kind of wealth That never hits a screen A chair still warm A promise kept clean A key you never sold A room you let breathe A name that still fits When nobody agrees I ain't saying hold forever I ain't saying never change I'm saying know what you're holding Before you trade it for relief [Final Chorus] [Bard] I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] Not my time, not my truth, Not just 'cause the room says change I'm not selling— [Crowd] NOT TODAY! [Bard] But if I ever lay it down It'll be because I chose the day Not because the number scared me Not because somebody looked away [All] NOT TODAY! NOT TODAY! [Bard] Ask me again in a couple years. [Crowd voice] Same answer? [Bard] Wouldn't be Parallax if I knew that now.
