Meant to Be

Verse 1: Climbing ladders, chasing dreams that weren’t my own Late-night emails, empty dinners, tethered to my phone Pressed in suits and corner offices, thought that’s what I’d need Running life on overdrive, but running out of me Verse 2: Then one Tuesday morning, traffic crawling, sky was gray Radio played a melody I hadn’t heard in decades Took me back to reckless laughter, when the world was mine to break That’s when lightning split the silence—my whole life felt so fake Chorus: This is the moment, the moment I see Everything I’ve been chasing was never really me This is the moment, the walls tumble down I was lost in the static, but now I hear the sound Of who I really am, who I’m meant to be This is the moment, the moment I’m free Verse 3: Pulled onto the shoulder, heart pounding in my chest Saw my reflection in the window—just a stranger, under stress All those years of “should” and “must” just melted in the sun Now I know tomorrow’s canvas hasn’t yet begun Chorus: This is the moment, the moment I see Everything I’ve been chasing was never really me This is the moment, the walls tumble down I was lost in the static, but now I hear the sound Of who I really am, who I’m meant to be This is the moment, the moment I’m free [Guitar solo] Bridge Called my boss and told him, “I won’t be coming in” Called my girl and whispered, “Let’s try this love again” Life’s too short to live it as somebody else Time to start believing in myself Final Chorus: This was the moment, the moment I saw Everything I needed was just a heartbeat away This was the moment, the chains hit the ground I was lost in the maze, but now I’ve found Who I really am, who I’m meant to be This was the moment, the moment I got free This is the moment, I’m free…