[Intro]
I spent too long
waiting for somebody
to tell me when to start.
Not anymore.
[Verse 1]
Everybody's got advice
when they don't have to live it.
Everybody knows the road
when they're not the ones who take it.
They say:
“Slow down.”
“Be careful.”
“Think about tomorrow.”
I spent half my life
saving days
I never got to borrow.
I've worn the right clothes.
Said the right words.
Smiled when I was supposed to.
But every time I played it safe
I felt a little less like me.
So keep your map.
Keep your rules.
Keep your perfect little future.
I've got one life
and I don't plan
to spend it asking for permission.
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall,
I fall forward.
If I lose,
at least I chose it.
I don't need another voice
telling me
when I'm ready.
[Chorus]
THIS IS MY TIME.
I'M NOT GIVING IT AWAY.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TOO LONG
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S DAY.
THIS IS MY TIME.
LET THE WHOLE WORLD TALK.
I'D RATHER TAKE THE WRONG ROAD
THAN NEVER LEAVE THE BLOCK.
No one gets my time.
No one gets my name.
If I'm going down...
I'm going down
doing it my way.
[Verse 2]
I know a man
who kept postponing everything.
The trip.
The girl.
The dream.
The song he always meant to sing.
He bought a nicer house.
A faster car.
A bigger television.
Then one night he told me:
“Don't confuse a full life
with a full schedule.”
That stayed.
Because I've done the same.
Turned every dream
into a date I could move.
“Next year.”
“Next month.”
“When things calm down.”
Funny.
Things never do.
So tonight
I'm done negotiating
with a future that can't promise me anything.
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall,
I fall forward.
If I lose,
at least I chose it.
There are worse things
than making mistakes.
Like never making anything.
[Chorus]
THIS IS MY TIME.
I'M NOT GIVING IT AWAY.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TOO LONG
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S DAY.
THIS IS MY TIME.
LET THE WHOLE WORLD TALK.
I'D RATHER TAKE THE WRONG ROAD
THAN NEVER LEAVE THE BLOCK.
No one gets my time.
No one gets my name.
If I'm going down...
I'm going down
doing it my way.
[Verse 3]
Maybe I'll change.
I hope I do.
That's not the same as surrender.
Maybe what I want today
won't matter next December.
Good.
Let it change.
Let me change.
I don't need to stay consistent
with a version of myself
that no longer exists.
I'm tired of people
calling fear “being realistic”.
Tired of shrinking dreams
until they fit inside a sentence.
I don't want a safe story.
I want one worth telling.
One where I made some noise.
Loved too much.
Stayed too late.
And knew exactly
why I was smiling.
[Bridge]
[Drums drop out]
One life.
That's it.
No rehearsal.
No second version.
[Guitar build]
So if you've got something to say...
say it.
If you've got somewhere to go...
go.
If you've got somebody you love...
don't wait until
the perfect moment.
[FULL BAND EXPLOSION]
Because perfect moments
are usually late.
[GUITAR SOLO]
[Final Chorus]
THIS IS MY TIME.
I'M NOT GIVING IT AWAY.
LET THEM SAY I'M TOO LOUD.
LET THEM SAY I'VE LOST MY WAY.
THIS IS MY TIME.
AND I'M DONE STANDING STILL.
I'D RATHER LIVE WITH WHAT I DID
THAN DIE WITH WHAT I NEVER WILL.
No one gets my time.
No one writes my name.
If tomorrow comes hard...
then tomorrow
can learn who I am today.
THIS IS MY TIME.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M FINALLY
NOT ASKING HOW.
[Outro]
Tomorrow can wait.
I'm busy living today.
