The In-Between Verse 1 I thought the leaving would feel lighter Like a door flung open wide But silence has its own weight When no one needs you by nine The calendar is empty But my body’s still on call I keep waiting for a signal That I matter after all Pre-Chorus I’ve got ideas like wild horses Breathing smoke into the air None of them will let me ride yet They just stand and stare Chorus So I’m standing in the in-between Not who I was, not who I’ll be Learning how to trust the ground Without a map beneath my feet I’m not lost, I’m loosening The armor, the routine If I’m quiet long enough Something true might come to me Here in the in-between Verse 2 Everyone says, “You earned this rest” Like rest comes clean and kind But when the doing falls away You meet the edges of your mind There’s grief hiding in the freedom There’s fear dressed up as time I miss the version of myself Who always knew her line Pre-Chorus 2 I keep thinking I should hurry Like meaning’s running late But seeds don’t break the frozen ground Just because we hate to wait Chorus So I’m standing in the in-between Letting winter finish me Letting go of who I was Without demanding certainty I’m not broken, I’m becoming Something unnamed, unseen If I stay right where I am Without explaining what it means Here in the in-between Bridge (lift / harmony entry) Maybe purpose isn’t calling Maybe it’s listening Maybe rhythm comes before the song Before the offering I don’t need to prove my worth I don’t need a chosen lane I just need to wake up here And meet this day again Final Chorus (bigger, open) I’m standing in the in-between And that’s not failure, that’s the seam Where the old life comes undone And something honest slips between I’ll know when it’s time to move When it feels alive, not mean Till then I’ll keep my heart open Here in the in-between Outro (soft / stripped) Five months in Still listening Still learning how to stay Trusting that becoming Doesn’t have to race the day
