The Choice Is Awake

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You keep a notebook by the kitchen door Pages bent from carrying it everywhere A list of places you have never seen And little reasons why you should go there [Pre-Chorus] The kettle clicks, the morning starts You draw a map across your heart [Chorus] Dreamers, don’t wait for permission Take the long road past the last division There’s more to lose in staying still Than in the miles beyond the hill Dreamers, let the wide world find you Leave a little room for what surprises you If your hands are shaking, let them shake That’s how you know the choice is awake [Verse 2] Your brother calls from a rented room Says the ocean sounds different after dark You laugh and tell him you’ll be there soon Then circle Tuesday on the paper calendar [Pre-Chorus] The house is quiet, the bags are small You fold your doubts beneath them all [Chorus] Dreamers, don’t wait for permission Take the long road past the last division There’s more to lose in staying still Than in the miles beyond the hill Dreamers, let the wide world find you Leave a little room for what surprises you If your hands are shaking, let them shake That’s how you know the choice is awake [Bridge] Maybe the plan will change by noon Maybe the train will leave too soon But every door was once a wall Until somebody reached for the handle [Final Chorus] Dreamers, don’t wait for permission Take the long road past the last division There’s more to lose in staying still Than in the miles beyond the hill Dreamers, let the wide world find you Leave a little room for what surprises you If your hands are shaking, let them shake That’s how you know the choice is awake [Outro] You keep a notebook by the kitchen door And this time, you are walking through it