[Verse] There's a voice in me that never learned to wait It hears one open door and calls it fate It wants the whole damn sky before the sun comes up And when I say "slow down", it just says "not enough" It turns a passing thought into a burning need Takes every little spark and makes it something I should feed I know how this begins, I've watched it happen before Still something in me keeps on pushing at the door [Pre-Chorus] And somewhere underneath the rush Another voice is counting every step Not trying to kill the moment Just asking me to think before I leap [Chorus] Halfway Between the thing I want and what I know Halfway With one foot on the gas and one saying no I can feel the pull, I can hear the brakes One side wants the chance, the other counts the stakes Halfway Not lost, not free, not ready to let go Go if you mean it Wait if you doubt Don't let the fever Make the choice for you now Keep moving, Keep moving Halfway [Verse] I get a thought and suddenly it's ten steps down the line A little possibility starts looking like a sign I can build a whole tomorrow from a sentence someone said Then lie awake at 3 a.m. replaying it in my head There's a certain kind of hunger that can make a person brave It gets you off the ground when caution tells you stay But I've mistaken motion for a reason more than once And called it being fearless when I simply couldn't stop [Pre-Chorus] So I let the feeling fill the room But I don't have to hand it every key Maybe knowing when to hold back Isn't always weakness underneath [Chorus] Halfway Between the rush and what comes after it Halfway Where every yes can change the shape of it I don't want to smother what keeps pulling me ahead I just won't let a moment decide what happens next Halfway Still moving, but not moving blind Let it burn bright Let it make its case But don't confuse speed With having found your place Breathe first, Breathe first Halfway [Verse] There are nights I want to tear the careful version down Take every little warning and throw it on the ground I want to feel that dangerous electricity again The kind that makes you certain you were born to never bend And then the quieter part reminds me what I know That every road looks golden when you're desperate to just go It doesn't say I'm wrong, it doesn't tell me to retreat It only asks me whether this is hunger or a need [Bridge] Maybe I was never meant to choose between the two The part that wants to run and the part that sees it through I don't need to kill the fire just to prove that I am sane And I don't have to worship every feeling like a flame There is courage in the wanting There is courage in the pause Sometimes holding on is harder When the urge is screaming "go" So if I feel the pressure rising I won't call it destiny I'll give the feeling room to speak And still leave the final word to me [Final Chorus] Halfway I finally understand what keeps me split Halfway The part that makes me move is part of me, that's it I won't drown the reckless voice or let it take control I can want the impossible and still protect my soul Halfway Not divided now, just learning how to hold both sides Want more, Think twice Halfway [Outro] I can feel the engine turning I can hear the warning underneath Neither one gets all of me Neither one gets to decide for me Keep moving Breathe first Want more Think twice Go on Hold on Halfway
