More Than The Alarm

[Verse 1]
I count the locks twice
Before I leave the room
Fold every answer
Into a pocket full of proof

The mirror catches
Every place I hesitate
I call it caution
When I know it is a cage

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep rehearsing failure
Till the words become my skin
But the door is still unlocked
And I can choose to step in

[Chorus]
I am more than the alarm
More than every warning sign
I can feel my hands still shake
And still put them into mine

I don't need to lose the fear
I just need to move beside it
Let it ride inside the car
While I take the wheel and drive it

[Verse 2]
I leave the message
With the blue light on the screen
Read it ten times
Till the meaning turns obscene

A room of strangers
And my pulse against my throat
I bring my name in
Like a match I have not struck

[Pre-Chorus]
All the exits look inviting
When the center starts to spin
But the floor is holding steady
And I can choose to step in

[Chorus]
I am more than the alarm
More than every warning sign
I can feel my hands still shake
And still put them into mine

I don't need to lose the fear
I just need to move beside it
Let it ride inside the car
While I take the wheel and drive it

[Bridge]
If I stumble, let it happen
Let the silence hear the sound
I was never built from certainty
I was built from turning round

One small breath, one open window
One honest word I let escape
The parts of me I kept concealed
Are not the parts I have to hate

[Final Chorus]
I am more than the alarm
More than every warning sign
I can feel my hands still shake
And still put them into mine

I don't need to lose the fear
I just need to move beside it
Let it ride inside the car
While I take the wheel and drive it

[Outro]
My hands still shake
The door stays wide
I bring the fear
And step outside