When You Break Through

[Verse 1]
You drew circles in the margins
Little patterns only you could read
All your journals in a shoebox
All your someday dreams beneath the bed

[Pre-Chorus]
You keep saying “one day soon”
While the calendar stares straight through you
All those colors in your room
Begging you to choose

[Chorus]
When you connect the dots
What you are becomes what you do
Every quiet thought
Turns to air you’re walking through
When the line you trace
Matches every word you knew
That’s when the frame gives way
That’s when you break through
That’s when you break through

[Verse 2]
You’ve been practicing in private
Perfect speeches to an empty wall
But your heartbeat is a compass
It’s already pointing past the door

[Pre-Chorus]
Every “later” feels the same
Till you step into your own name
Feel the pattern rearranged
As you lean into the change

[Chorus]
When you connect the dots
What you are becomes what you do
Every quiet thought
Turns to air you’re walking through
When the line you trace
Matches every word you knew
That’s when the frame gives way
That’s when you break through
That’s when you break through

[Bridge]
You don’t have to be ready
You just have to be real
Let your hidden edges
Cut a brand new shape to feel
You’re already the story
You’ve been waiting to live
All the truth you’ve been hoarding
Now it’s time to give (oh)

[Chorus]
When you connect the dots
What you are becomes what you do
Every guarded part
Opens up and moves with you
When the line you trace
Finally shows the whole of you
That’s when the frame gives way
That’s when you break through
Yeah
That’s when you break through