"The Ascent" lyrics

One cold hard truth at a time
I lean into the weight of my mind
Every breath pulling something loose
All the noise losing use

The higher I push inside my skin my ascent quiets the war within
The harder I push outside my skin a new perspective begins

I climb to see from something new
The higher I go, the less I lose
The further I step from who I was
The closer I get to what I trust

My strength is built before the storm
In empty hours, I'm reborn
You don't beg the mountain, you prepare
Move clean, move honest, move aware

The higher I push inside my skin nothing false will make it in
The harder I push outside my skin the thin air shows all truth within

I climb to feel from somewhere new
The higher I go, the less I lose
The further I step from who I was
The closer I get to what I trust

Don't ask permission, just commit
Style is respect, you must earn it
Nothing unreal survives