Lost in the System

[Verse 1] I wake up staring at the ceiling, like it’s hiding something from me. Everybody’s got a map in their hands, and I’m out here losing my keys. I took the long road, took the wrong turns, burned my name into the smoke. I keep asking heaven for directions, but all I hear is static and jokes. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need a crown, I don’t need a sign in gold. I just need one little reason why my heart won’t let me go. [Chorus] Somebody please give me the code, I’m trying to unlock my soul. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life, but I know I wasn’t born to fold. Somebody please show me the door, I’ve been breaking down walls alone. I’m lost in the system, caught in the glow— somebody please give me the code. [Verse 2] I keep comparing my reflection to people who look like they know. But maybe they’re just better actors in the same damn broken show. I tried to be perfect, tried to be useful, tried to make fear behave. But the more I chase the answers, the more I feel like I’m running in place. [Pre-Chorus] Is there a password for purpose? A key buried under the pain? Or do we become what we’re looking for when we finally stop running away? [Chorus] Somebody please give me the code, I’m trying to unlock my soul. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life, but I know I wasn’t born to fold. Somebody please show me the door, I’ve been breaking down walls alone. I’m lost in the system, caught in the glow— somebody please give me the code. [Bridge] Maybe the code is in the scars, maybe the key is in the fall. Maybe the life I’m trying to find has been calling through it all. Maybe I’m not behind, maybe I’m just becoming slow. Maybe the answer isn’t out there— maybe I am the code. [Final Chorus] Somebody please give me the code, I’m learning to unlock my soul. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life, but I’m still here, and that means hope. Somebody please show me the door, or give me the strength to build my own. I’m lost in the system, but now I know— maybe I am the code.