Walking down this beaten track
Tracing steps never looking back
They tell me follow stay in line
But is this path really mine?
Shadows whisper calling me
But I'm not who I'm supposed to be

If I walk where others go
Will they ever even know?
Am I just a faded name
Lost inside a borrowed frame?
I could follow I could stay
But I would vanish on the way
If I never stand alone
I'll leave no footprints of my own

Every step feels safe but cold
A story written already told
They paved the road they set the pace
But where's my mark in time and space?
Shadows whisper calling me
But I'm not who I'm supposed to be

If I walk where others go
Will they ever even know?
Am I just a faded name
Lost inside a borrowed frame?
I could follow I could stay
But I would vanish on the way
If I never stand alone
I'll leave no footprints of my own

So I step into the unknown
Even if I walk alone
Let the ground beneath me shake
Let me stumble let me break

If I carve my path today
Will they see me fade away?
Or will my story still be told
Not just echoes of the old?
I won't follow I won't stay
I will walk my own damn way
Through the fire through the stone
I'll leave footprints of my own

And if the world forgets my name
At least I know I played my game