Uneven Ground

[Verse 1]
I kept the map folded in my coat
Past the turn where the ferries go
Some other name on a paper cup
Some other door I never opened up

[Pre-Chorus]
I can still picture those almost-days
A dozen lives in a hallway haze
But they don't breathe, they don't call me home
They're just roads I didn't roam

[Chorus]
I am here—on the uneven ground
Missed those trains, but I stayed around
All those selves I couldn't become
Made room for this one, this one
I am here—let the old roads close
This is the hand that I hold the most
Every choice left a mark I can see
And this life is still choosing me

[Verse 2]
The late bus sighs by the corner store
I buy warm bread, then I walk one block more
Your laugh comes through from the kitchen light
And the small things fit me right

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need to settle every score
Or meet the person I was before
I can thank the doors I passed on by
And let this hour be mine

[Chorus]
I am here—on the uneven ground
Missed those trains, but I stayed around
All those selves I couldn't become
Made room for this one, this one
I am here—let the old roads close
This is the hand that I hold the most
Every choice left a mark I can see
And this life is still choosing me

[Bridge]
If I had gone, I might have lost
The quiet table, the winter walks
No perfect answer waits ahead
Just this warm room, this life I've led

[Final Chorus]
I am here—on the uneven ground
Missed those trains, but I stayed around
All those selves I couldn't become
Made room for this one, this one
I am here—and I can let it be
The unchosen lives can rest with me
Every turn brought me back to see
This life is enough for me

[Outro]
The kettle clicks; the evening settles
I stay, and let the present hold me