Parallel Me

[Verse 1]
You wake up where the morning finds you
One small step, but the whole sky moves
Somewhere past the glass of the world
A thousand yous lean in, all tuned

[Pre-Chorus]
They know the roads you didn't take
They know the turns you couldn't see
No score to settle, no wish to trade
Just every version saying, "Go, be"

[Chorus]
Parallel me, cheer me on
Every other life sings, "Carry on"
When I miss a beat, when I lose my way
All my almost-selves say, "You’re okay"
Parallel me, loud and clear
Every road I didn't take is here
Not to pull me back or make me choose
All my other selves are rooting for you

[Verse 2]
One of me wears a different jacket
One took the train, one stayed in town
One learned courage a little sooner
Still they clap when I don't back down

[Pre-Chorus]
They know the roads you didn't take
They know the turns you couldn't see
No score to settle, no wish to trade
Just every version saying, "Go, be"

[Chorus]
Parallel me, cheer me on
Every other life sings, "Carry on"
When I miss a beat, when I lose my way
All my almost-selves say, "You’re okay"
Parallel me, loud and clear
Every road I didn't take is here
Not to pull me back or make me choose
All my other selves are rooting for you

[Bridge]
So I take the next step, plain and true
With a thousand unseen hands pushing through
Every door I left unopened stays kind
Every me says, "This life is yours—shine"

[Final Chorus]
Parallel me, cheer me on
Every other life sings, "Carry on"
When I miss a beat, when I lose my way
All my almost-selves say, "You’re okay"
Parallel me, loud and clear
Every road I didn't take is here
Not to pull me back or make me choose
All my other selves are rooting for you

[Outro]
Parallel me, cheer me on
All my other selves say, "Carry on"