Something in me

There's a whisper underneath the noise A little voice I almost can't hear It doesn't shout, it doesn't beg It just keeps getting louder every year I've made a hundred reasons I've made a thousand plans I've told myself “tomorrow” Like tomorrow understands But every time the world goes quiet And there's nowhere left to hide That little voice comes looking for me And asks me one more time What if the door isn't locked? What if the road is yours to walk? What if the fear you're running from Is standing where your future starts? There's something in me That won't let me stay Something keeps calling From somewhere far away I don't know where it leads I don't know what I'll find But I've spent too long wondering What if I tried? Maybe I don't need To know how it ends Maybe I just need To take one step There's something in me And tonight I'm listening Maybe it's a dream I buried Under everything I had to do Maybe it's a door I never opened Because I was waiting to feel ready to Maybe it's the words I've never written The song I never sang Maybe it's the life I've pictured But was always scared to grab I've watched the years keep moving I've watched the seasons change And somewhere underneath it all That voice still says my name What if the perfect time Was never coming down the line? What if the only thing I needed Was to finally decide? There's something in me That won't let me stay Something keeps calling From somewhere far away I don't know where it leads I don't know what I'll find But I've spent too long wondering What if I tried? Maybe I don't need To know how it ends Maybe I just need To take one step There's something in me And tonight I'm listening And maybe you're hearing it too That little voice underneath you The one you keep explaining away The one that gets louder Every time you say someday Maybe you're not foolish Maybe you're not too late Maybe that thing you keep dreaming Is asking you to be brave You don't need a map You don't need a sign You don't need permission To change your life One step That's all One breath That's all You don't have to see The whole road tonight One step That's all Open the door Let the fear come too You can be afraid And still move There's something in me And I'm letting it speak Something I've carried For longer than I think I don't know where it leads But I know I have to go I've spent too long wondering Now I'm ready to know Maybe I don't need To know how it ends Maybe I just need To take one step There's something in me And I'm finally listening There's something in me There's something in you There's something we've buried That still wants to break through So whatever you're waiting for Whatever you can't explain Whatever keeps whispering Your name, your name, your name— LISTEN. You don't need to know the whole road. Just take the next step.