The Road, The Spiral, The Puzzle

[Verse 1]

There’s a road I’ve walked a thousand times,

Yet every step feels strange and new.

Like footprints fading in the sand,

Leaving shadows where I once stood true.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I chase the echoes down the bend,

A whisper, a question, a hand I extend.

But the voice that answers—soft, unsure—

Is mine, and mine alone to mend.

[Chorus]

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle left unsolved.

I bend, I break, I fall, I rise—

And still, my soul evolves.

Not a straight line, not a perfect rhyme,

Just a story being told,

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle I unfold.

[Verse 2]

The mirror shows a stranger’s face,

A piece that never seemed to fit.

But maybe all these scattered parts

Were never meant to be a script.

[Pre-Chorus]

So I trace the edges, rough and real,

Find the colors in what I feel.

No need to force the final shape,

Some truths are made, some truths reveal.

[Chorus]

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle left unsolved.

I bend, I break, I fall, I rise—

And still, my soul evolves.

Not a straight line, not a perfect rhyme,

Just a story being told,

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle I unfold.

[Bridge]

Not lost, not found—just somewhere in between,

A note still ringing, unheard but seen.

If I embrace the shifting tide,

Then maybe I was whole the whole damn time.

[Final Chorus – with gentle rise and fall]

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle left unsolved.

And maybe there’s no final answer,

Just the beauty of the fall.

Not a straight line, not a perfect rhyme,

Just a story being told,

I am the road, I am the spiral,

I am the puzzle I unfold.

[Outro – soft, lingering]

And I will walk, and I will wander,

Knowing now, I am enough.

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

C# minor. Violin lead. Light tabla. Female vocals.