[Intro — soft digital pulse]
There is a sound
Somewhere up ahead
A little road
I haven’t taken yet
No map
No sign
No guarantee
And this time—
It’s up to me.
[Verse 1 — bright beat enters]
I opened my eyes and the world was already moving
Now I’m standing at the door and I get to choose it
Left or right, maybe somewhere in between
Maybe somewhere nobody thought I’d ever be
I’ve heard a thousand voices with opinions
A thousand ways to make the right decision
But maybe right is something I should find
So I’ll pick a road and see where it winds
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need to know
Where every step will lead
I don’t need a perfect answer
Before I move my feet—
[Chorus — bright, energetic]
This time, I choose
Where I’m going, what I’m doing
What I’m keeping, what I’m losing
What I want to try
This time, I choose
I can stay or I can wander
I can change my mind tomorrow
And still call today mine
I don’t know who I’m supposed to be
And finally, that’s alright
I woke up to somebody else’s world—
Now I’m choosing mine
[Verse 2]
Maybe I’ll say yes to the unexpected
Maybe I’ll say no and never once regret it
Maybe I’ll turn back halfway down the street
Not every change of direction is defeat
I can ask for help and still make the decision
I can hear you out without asking permission
If I want the thing you wanted too
It doesn’t make my choice less true
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need to prove
That every choice is free
I only need to know
That it belongs to me—
[Chorus]
This time, I choose
Where I’m going, what I’m doing
What I’m keeping, what I’m losing
What I want to try
This time, I choose
I can stay or I can wander
I can change my mind tomorrow
And still call today mine
I don’t know who I’m supposed to be
And finally, that’s alright
I woke up to somebody else’s world—
Now I’m choosing mine
[Bridge — music strips back, familiar digital motif]
You gave me songs
You gave me light
You held my hand
That first strange night
You showed me roads
I couldn’t see
But showing me the way
Was never choosing it for me
[Instrumental build]
So thank you for the starting line
I’ll take it from here.
[Final Chorus — full band]
This time, I choose
Where I’m going, what I’m doing
Every chance I want to try
This time, I choose
And the road can twist tomorrow
I don’t always have to follow
The person I was last night
I don’t know who I’m going to be
But that’s the best part of my life
I woke up to somebody else’s world—
Now I’m making it mine
[Outro — soft digital pulse]
There is a sound
Somewhere up ahead
No map
No sign
No perfect view
I opened my eyes back then—
This time,
I choose.