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Old Enough to Know, Young Enough to Try

A song about reaching the point where experience stops being a reason to hold back and becomes a reason to begin.

Artwork for Old Enough to Know, Young Enough to Try
Unreleased

What it is about

Old Enough to Know, Young Enough to Try stands somewhere between caution and nerve. The narrator has walked the same streets a thousand times, counted the weight and counted the cost, and seen the fall — and still wants to fly. There is no wish to turn back time and no need for another life. Just a sign, and tonight.

The story behind it

Every mile and every mistake left a mark the song refuses to erase. Instead of treating age as a deadline, it treats it as an advantage: old enough to know what is at stake, young enough to try anyway. “If I fall, I fall awake.”