This Is
Run and Rise Lyrics

Once upon a time I could take anything, anything.
In the past, I had the ability to handle anything and everything that came my way.

Always stepped in time, regardless of the beat, I moved my feet, I carried weight, What I could not do I faked, I dug seeking treasure, Just to wake up in an early grave, So I stopped right there and said
I always kept up with the pace, no matter how challenging it was. I put in a lot of effort, carried a heavy burden and pretended to have skills which I actually lacked. I dug deep to find something valuable, but ended up with nothing and realized it’s time to stop going on the same path.

Go on alone, 'cause I won't follow. This isn't giving up, no this is letting go, Out with the old dreams I've borrowed, The path I carve from here on out will be my own, The path will be my own
I am not going to follow the same path as others, as I choose to break away. I am letting go of old dreams that were never really mine to begin with. I am finally carving out my own path and taking control of my journey.

This is the part where the needle skips, And the chorus plays like a sink that drips, A syllable repeating, like a warning we aren't heeding, Until all of a sudden we noticed it, When the wheels brace and the tires grip, A map we've been misreading, A defeat we're not conceding, Until now, There must be some other way out
This is the moment where our attention should be drawn, but we don't listen to the chorus or understand the warning signs. Eventually, things come to a standstill and we realize we have been reading the map in a wrong way. We become determined to avoid defeat and find a new way out.

The wind died, The whole world ceased to move, Now so quiet, Her beating heart became a boom, We locked eyes, For just a moment or two, She asked why, I said "I don't know why, I just know"
Everything came to a halt, the silence was deafening and her heart was pounding heavily. We had a moment of eye contact, and she asked me a question. Although I couldn't explain why, I knew the answer intuitively.

Go on alone, because I won't follow, But this isn't giving up no this is letting go, Out with the old dreams I've borrowed, The path I carve from here on out will be my own, A path to take me home
I choose to be on my own and pave my own way, while acknowledging that this is not the same as giving up. It’s time to let go of my old dreams and find a new path that will lead me to where I truly belong.

(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!), The wind died, The whole world ceased to move, Now so quiet, Her beating heart became a boom, We locked eyes, For just a moment or two, She asked why, I said "I don't know why, I just know, I just know"
During this moment of the repeating 'Hey!' sounds, time stood still, and our surroundings became silent. Her heart was racing, and we shared a fleeting moment of eye contact, followed by a question that I couldn't answer, only intuitively feel.

Go on alone, 'cause I won't follow, This isn't giving up, no this is letting go, I made most of all this sorrow, I tried to brave this discontent, but now I'm through, I'm letting go of you., This is letting go, This is letting go
I choose the solitary path and I'm not giving up, merely letting go. I have gone through a lot of pain and suffering, trying to cope with my discontent, but now I put it behind me. I release my attachment to you, signifying that this is a real letting go.