One Step More

[Verse 1]
I wake with the alarm still ringing
Hands are cold, but I start moving
Every thought says, wait, stay hidden
I lace my shoes and answer with it

The hallway holds its little verdicts
Old mistakes in paper folders
I take one breath, then take another
Leave the lock and face the weather

[Pre-Chorus]
Fear can name a hundred reasons
Hope only needs a door
I don't have to see the whole road
To take one step more

[Chorus]
I am not the panic in my chest
Not the worst thing I have guessed
When the ground begins to sway
I can choose a brighter way
I was waiting for a sign
Now I see this life is mine
Let the doubt fall out of view
There is more I can become, and more to do

[Verse 2]
I call my brother from the bus stop
Tell him all the ways I almost stopped
He says, you don't have to sound certain
Just keep your hand upon the curtain

At the corner, rain is clearing
A shopkeeper is raising shutters
Someone laughs beside the crossing
Small proof that the world keeps turning

[Pre-Chorus]
Fear can build a hundred fences
Hope finds the narrow gate
I don't need to feel invincible
To meet the day awake

[Chorus]
I am not the panic in my chest
Not the worst thing I have guessed
When the ground begins to sway
I can choose a brighter way
I was waiting for a sign
Now I see this life is mine
Let the doubt fall out of view
There is more I can become, and more to do

[Bridge]
Let the old alarms keep ringing
They don't get to steer my hands
I have carried every warning
Now I'll carry what I can

If tomorrow brings a hard day
I will meet it as it comes
Hope is not a perfect feeling
Hope is choosing to go on

[Final Chorus]
I am not the panic in my chest
Not the worst thing I have guessed
When the ground begins to sway
I can choose a brighter way
I was waiting for a sign
Now I see this life is mine
Let the doubt fall out of view
There is more I can become, and more to do

[Outro]
One step more, one step more
I am here, I am here
One step more, one step more
And the morning opens clear