Lyric

The ground was white beneath me

The morning held its breath

I had carried every warning

To the edge of what came next

My coat was full of winter

My hands were full of air

I did not feel ready

But I was standing there

No light split open

No voice came through

Only the quiet asking

What I would choose

So I moved forward

With the fear still near

With my heart not steady

But my direction clear

I did not become fearless

I did not become new

I only let the cold world

Feel my weight come through

I thought the world would notice

The moment I began

But the trees stayed almost silent

And the frost stayed on the land

Still, something in my body

Learned the shape of leaving

Not as a grand beginning

Just a breath I kept breathing

There are doors that open slowly

There are roads that do not show

There are lives that start in silence

Before anyone can know

So I moved forward

With the fear still near

With my heart not steady

But my direction clear

I did not become fearless

I did not become new

I only let the cold world

Feel my weight come through

I can bring the shaking

I can bring the doubt

I can bring the smaller self

I am growing out

I can miss the doorway

I can bless the room

I can love what held me

And still keep moving through

No one has to name it

No one has to see

A quiet life can change

Underneath my feet

So I moved forward

With the fear still near

With my heart not steady

But my direction clear

I did not become fearless

I did not become new

I only let the cold world

Feel my weight come through

The morning did not soften

But I did not turn away

One breath became another

And the road began to stay