Verse 1 Another morning, same shadows on the wall, Same questions in my head that never seem to fall. Everybody talks like they know what it all means, But I’m staring through the cracks in the so-called dreams. I did what I was told, kept my head down, stayed straight, Watched years disappear while I was learning how to wait. Built myself from nothing, kept pushing through the pain, Always thinking something better waited up ahead. I chased every goal like my life depended on it, Sacrificed sleep, peace, moments I can never get. The world kept saying, “Just keep climbing, you’ll arrive,” Nobody mentioned what happens when you survive. Pre-Chorus So I keep looking for a sign in the noise, Trying to hear my own voice. Chorus But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? I gave it everything I had, paid all of the costs, Now I’m staring at the summit wondering what I lost. But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? Everybody says I won, looking in from the outside, But the questions never left, they just found a place to hide. Verse 2 I climbed every mountain they put in front of me, Checked every box they said would set my spirit free. Got the house, got the title, got respect in the room, Still came home some nights feeling the same old gloom. I’m doing better than most, at least that’s what they say, Top five percent, but the emptiness still knows my name. Funny how the summit looks different in your head, You get there and find out the hunger never left. I thought achievement would quiet the noise inside, Thought success would be the place my doubts would go to die. Instead it just gave me a better seat to see The same questions staring right back at me. And that’s the part nobody puts in the brochure, You can win the race and still not know what you’re running for. Sometimes I laugh at that, but only for a second or two, Then the silence in the room starts telling me the truth. Pre-Chorus So I stand in the silence, letting it speak, Wondering what’s left of me. Chorus But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? I gave it everything I had, paid all of the costs, Now I’m staring at the summit wondering what I lost. But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? Everybody says I won, looking in from the outside, But the questions never left, they just found a place to hide. Bridge Everybody sees the outcome, nobody sees the cost, Nobody sees the years spent feeling small and lost. They point at the scoreboard, say I should be satisfied, But no number in the world can answer “why?” Maybe the problem isn’t failure, maybe it’s success, Maybe getting everything just exposes all the rest. Maybe meaning isn’t waiting at the finish line, Maybe that’s the truth I’ve been trying not to find. Final Chorus But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? I reached the destinations I was taught to chase, Only to find the same reflection in a different place. But if this is all there is… life offers, Why even put up a fight, keep carrying these crosses? Built a life most people dream of from a distance, Still searching for a reason underneath existence. Outro Maybe there’s something waiting past the things I can’t see, Maybe not. Maybe that’s the hardest part for me. Still I’m here with the questions, still staring at the sky, Not because I found the answer— Just because I haven’t stopped asking why.
