Straight Ahead: Chrono Trigger 1.3

[intro: Sparse piano pulse and light percussion. Close mic. No grand entrance.] [verse: Conversational and kinetic. Tight pulse.] Some people wait for a warning bell Some want the map and the story as well Some need a reason they can defend I only know when to go Some call it rash and they may be right Half of my choices are made mid-stride Something in me doesn’t ask, it runs Before I can call it a plan [pre-chorus: Slight rise. More exposed.] It’s not that I don’t feel the drop I feel it all on the way I just don’t give it time to grow I don’t let go turn to stay [chorus: Simple hook. Driving. Memorable.] Straight ahead That’s how I’m made Not because I know Not because I’m brave When a door gives way When the ground turns strange I don’t stop to name it I move Straight ahead That’s where I start Step and then the sense comes after Step and then the world gets large I was never made for standing still I move straight ahead [verse: Same meter family. More public, more immediate.] Here in the fair with the noise and light Everybody’s trying to get it right Win the prize and be seen and smile Be who they came to see I can’t explain it the way they can I’m not the boy with the careful hands Give me a line and I’ll test the line Give me a chance and I’m gone [pre-chorus: Stronger build.] Maybe it looks like I never doubt Maybe that’s not the truth Maybe I’ve learned if I stand too long I’m less and less of myself [chorus: Fuller. Slightly broader vowels.] Straight ahead That’s how I’m made Not because it’s safe Not because I’m saved When the air goes thin When the path just ends I don’t stop to name it I move Straight ahead That’s where I start Step and then the sense comes after Step and then the world gets large I was never made for standing still I move straight ahead [bridge: Pull back. Personal admission. Then lift.] And maybe one day I will miss the mark Maybe I’ll run too far Maybe I’ll want one minute back One clean and quiet restart But standing still feels less like peace More like I’m fading out So if the choice is wait or leap You already know me now [chorus: Biggest statement. Strong sustained tenor line.] Straight ahead That’s how I’m made Not because I know Not because I’m brave When the road breaks wide When it cuts and changes shape I don’t stop to name it I move Straight ahead That’s where I live Step and then the sense comes after Step and then I’m in it I was never made for standing still No, I move straight ahead [outro: Firm tag. Minimal.] Straight ahead Before the doubt can get a word in Straight ahead