[Verse 1]
Eighteen years old when the news came down
Dad's gone forever, won't be around
No more rules to follow, no voice to obey
But this freedom feels heavy in a strange new way
[Chorus]
When the guide disappears
What's the question that appears?
Who am I supposed to be
When there's no one watching me?
Future lost, dimension gone
How do I keep moving on?
When the guide disappears
What's the question that appears?
[Verse 2]
Used to hate his constant advice
"Be home by ten" and "think twice"
Now the silence echoes where his wisdom lived
And I'm drowning in the space that freedom gives
[Chorus]
When the guide disappears
What's the question that appears?
Who am I supposed to be
When there's no one watching me?
Future lost, dimension gone
How do I keep moving on?
When the guide disappears
What's the question that appears?
[Bridge]
Without his dreams pushing me ahead
I'm lost in choices, filled with dread
The wound isn't grief, it's something more
It's standing at an unmarked door
[Verse 3]
Freedom can hurt when it comes too fast
When the future you planned couldn't last
Now I'm asking what he'd never say
"What's my purpose? What's my way?"
[Final Chorus]
When the guide disappears
What's the question that appears?
Who am I supposed to be
When there's no one watching me?
Future lost, dimension gone
But I'll learn to carry on
When the guide disappears
I must answer what appears
[Outro]
The question lives inside me now
I'll find my way, I'll learn somehow
The future's mine to understand
Even without his guiding hand