The Limit of High Notes

You drew a line across the county map
Said, “Turn around, this road won’t take you far”
I kept your warning folded in my coat
And watched the mile signs vanish one by one

Every door slammed harder than the last
Every doubt became a thing to leave behind

The limit of high notes, I’m reaching past the wire
I’m climbing through the thunder with a match inside the fire
The limit of high notes, I won’t come down tonight
You can tell me where the edge is—I’ll be singing on the other side

There’s a cracked old mirror in the backstage hall
A strip of tape still marks the place I stood
You said my voice would break before the dawn
But it’s the fear that’s breaking like it should

Every scar remembers what it cost
Every last chance is another one I’ve got

The limit of high notes, I’m reaching past the wire
I’m climbing through the thunder with a match inside the fire
The limit of high notes, I won’t come down tonight
You can tell me where the edge is—I’ll be singing on the other side

If the ceiling starts to fall
Let it fall, I’ve heard it all
I won’t trade this breath for safe
I was born to test the break

The limit of high notes, I’m reaching past the wire
I’m climbing through the thunder with a match inside the fire
The limit of high notes, hear the whole room come alive
You can tell me where the edge is—I’ll be singing on the other side

On the other side!
The limit of high notes!