The Weight of Choice
by CJ Frei
Lyrics
Verse 1
The mountain slowly disappeared
Its shadow fading with the dawn
Every lesson walked beside me
Though the teacher now was gone
The road below had not grown easier
The world remained the very same
The only thing that truly changed...
Was the man...
Who bore my name.
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Pre-Chorus
Every road...
Starts here...
Every step...
Is mine.
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Chorus
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
No mountain walks for me!
Every path...
Every promise...
Begins beneath my feet!
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
No hand will guide my own!
The future waits...
Upon the roads...
I'm willing...
To walk alone!
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Verse 2
The Oracle gave no commandments
No map to every victory
She only placed a single burden...
Responsibility.
No raven circled overhead
No voice echoed through the trees
Only silence...
Asking softly...
"What kind of man...
Will you be?"
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Pre-Chorus
Stand upright...
Lift your head...
Honor walks...
With every step.
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Chorus
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
Heavier than steel!
A shield can guard...
The body...
But only choices...
Shape the soul!
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
The lesson now is known!
The strongest men...
Are measured...
By the paths...
They choose...
When no one's there...
To lead them home.
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Bridge
I could blame...
The stars.
I could blame...
The gods.
I could blame...
Tomorrow.
Or...
I could become...
The man...
I promised...
On that mountain.
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Final Chorus
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
Carry it with pride!
Every sunrise...
Every crossroads...
Is another chance...
To decide!
THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE!
The mountain fades from view!
But every lesson...
Lives...
Within...
The choices...
That I choose!
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Outro
The Oracle...
Stayed behind.
The road...
Did not.
So I tightened my cloak...
Faced the horizon...
And kept walking.