[Intro - Solo piano] Standing at the edge of who I've been Ready to live again [Verse 1] If I should live again, what then would I be? Scientist, soldier, or a calling not yet known? Who will be my kith, my kin, and my enemy? Would they remember me from actions this life sown? [Verse 2] Will my current name be in a history book, For the future me to learn, respect or despise? Or is now and this life but a note forsook, In the cosmic grand symphony's reprise? [Pre-Chorus] Tenure and titles, all secured and safe But safety feels like drowning This comfortable grave I'm clawing my way out [Chorus] I'm gonna live again, start from page one Leave behind what I've become Tear up the script they wrote for me Trade security for being free I'm gonna live again, while there's still time Rewrite my story, make it mine Before these bones are dust I'll live again, I must [Verse 3] That sword in the stone I have yet to free, That fire-breathing dragon I have yet to slay, Will they both be there still waiting for me — The future me starting from today? [Verse 4] Will I fall prey to the same traps and snares? And be doomed to relive a Sisyphic life? Perhaps fate has a number of hindrance spares, And offer variety in destiny's strife [Pre-Chorus 2] All the accolades I've earned so far Might mean nothing where I'm going But I'd rather be a falling star Than never risk the glowing [Chorus] I'm gonna live again, start from page one Leave behind what I've become Tear up the script they wrote for me Trade security for being free I'm gonna live again, while there's still time Rewrite my story, make it mine Before these bones are dust I'll live again, I must [Bridge - Building] The trusted partners and pets of today — Tomorrow will they know this stranger I'll become? Is friendship cause enough for them to stay, Or will they mourn the person I'm escaping from? [Strings crescendo] Some will understand the need to grow Some will call it madness, letting go Of everything I've built, everything I know But staying would kill me slow [Verse 5 - Quiet, determined] Grows life easier or harder with each change? Each reinvention bringing fresh terrain The comfortable becoming strange Trading old exhaustion for new strain [Final Verse] The end must be planned before I begin Prudence and hope to weather crest and trough And patience to plan this second wind Knowing when to leap, and when to step back off [Final Chorus - Full arrangement] I'm gonna live again, burn the old résumé Become someone I can't yet name today The mountain that I chose to climb before Isn't the only mountain anymore I'm gonna live again, it's not too late To grab the wheel and choose my fate This isn't giving up, it's giving in To the need to live again [Outro - Fading to solo piano] Standing at the edge of who I'll be Finally ready to be free To live again, to live again This life's not over, it's where I begin To live again...
