[Verse 1]
Viktor Frankl said meaning isn't found
It's something that you choose when you're down
The future isn't waiting there for you
It's built through what you commit to do
When family history steals tomorrow's light
You have to construct what feels right
[Chorus]
Choose your meaning, build your future
Don't just wait for what might suit ya
Growth through trauma, something new
Not denying what you've been through
Hold both truths inside your heart
Future's real but can depart
Choose meaning, build tomorrow
Through the joy and through the sorrow
[Verse 2]
Tedeschi and Calhoun studied growth after pain
Post-trauma doesn't mean you're the same again
It's not going back to who you were before
It's something new that opens up the door
The recovered future knows about the loss
But chooses to exist despite the cost
[Chorus]
Choose your meaning, build your future
Don't just wait for what might suit ya
Growth through trauma, something new
Not denying what you've been through
Hold both truths inside your heart
Future's real but can depart
Choose meaning, build tomorrow
Through the joy and through the sorrow
[Bridge]
Yalom said that knowing death is near
Makes the future more precious and clear
Finite time gives meaning to our days
Between despair and hope we find our ways
Werner found three things that help us thrive
One caring adult keeps hope alive
A sense of purpose, support you can find
These build resilience in heart and mind
[Verse 3]
The awareness of mortality brings both fear and light
It makes tomorrow precious in our sight
Can you hold the paradox so true
Future's worth investing in but fragile too
Neither naive hope nor inherited despair
Just chosen meaning everywhere
[Final Chorus]
Choose your meaning, build your future
Don't just wait for what might suit ya
Growth through trauma, something new
Not denying what you've been through
Hold both truths inside your heart
Future's real but can depart
Choose meaning, build tomorrow
Through the joy and through the sorrow
[Outro]
Meaning chosen, future made
Through commitment, not afraid
Build tomorrow, hold it close
Choose the meaning that matters most