The Meaning of Life

Verse 1 I keep looking for answers like they fell out of my pocket Somewhere between the couch cushions and yesterday I’ve tried on other people’s truths like old jackets They never fit right. They still smell like smoke and shame Every road I took swore it knew where it was going Heaven on the left, hell straight ahead Everybody’s pointing, nobody’s stopping Nobody knows who built the bell, let alone how to ring it I asked a preacher who wouldn’t meet my eyes Asked a rock by the river, it didn’t say a word I asked my face in the bathroom mirror at 3 a.m. It just fogged up and waited for me to breathe Pre-Chorus Feels like we’re flickers in a long blackout Trying to see if there’s anything left after the hurt Chorus Maybe the meaning of life Ain’t hiding in the sky somewhere Maybe it’s right here in the mess In the dumb courage it takes to care In the cracks of your voice, in the dirt on your hands Maybe the meaning of life Is doing the best you can Verse 2 I’ve seen men with crowns who couldn’t give a damn And broken people who fed me when they were empty Saw a stranger hand over his last dollar Like time was the only thing he trusted anyway We build our gods out of panic and rules Call it order, call it faith, call it control But something real keeps knocking, soft but steady On the part of you that still wants to feel whole It says you’re not late, you’re not finished You’re just standing in the middle of the mess Every ending feels loud when it hits But it leaves behind a quieter yes Pre-Chorus If we’re just echoes moving through the noise Then love’s the only sound that lasts Chorus Maybe the meaning of life Isn’t money or a remembered name Maybe it’s staying when it hurts When leaving would be easier to explain In the fall-down moments, the almosts, the fights Maybe the meaning of life Is surviving the night Bridge If this is all we get These thin hours, this borrowed air Then every scar, every kiss you almost missed Counts for more than we ever dared No map. No final answer waiting Just hearts crashing, missing the mark Trying to leave something warm behind us Before it gets dark Final Chorus Yeah, the meaning of life Isn’t something you keep It’s the hands you don’t let go of And the promises you almost keep It’s the love that sticks around when nothing makes sense That’s the meaning of life Far as I can tell Outro So I’m gonna live like it matters Even when I doubt Maybe the meaning of life Is just showing up now Yeah, maybe the meaning of life Is us