Full Throttle

Verse 1

Alarm clock ringing at 6:20

Coffee shakes in a paper cup

Scrubs on, notes in my backpack

Trying to hold my head up

Anatomy charts and pharmacology

Flashcards blur into doubt

Every test feels like a verdict

Like they’re measuring me out

Nine months staring at a bank app

Watching numbers fade to gray

Tuition’s like a ticking timer

Breathing down my day

But I chose this road for a reason

For the small and the weak that need

Someone steady with shaking hands

Someone brave enough to bleed

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Pre-Chorus

Yeah, the fear gets loud in the silence

Whispers, “What if you’re not enough?”

But I didn’t come this far

To fold when it gets tough

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Chorus

So I’m going full throttle

No brakes on this dream of mine

Heart racing past the panic

I won’t let it redline

Doubt’s in the rearview mirror

Can’t let it take control

I’m studying bones and sutures

But I’m stitching up my soul

Money tight, world heavy

Still I’m standing tall

You can’t stop this engine

I won’t stall

I’m going full throttle

Even scared — I’m going full throttle

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Verse 2

Clinic lights and sterile tables

Learning how to place an IV

Hands still shake but I’m getting stronger

Each time they trust me

Every patient with silent eyes

Feels like a promise I made

To heal what’s fragile and hurting

Even when I’m afraid

Friends with jobs and steady paychecks

Posting pictures, moving on

Meanwhile I’m counting pennies

Hoping rent gets drawn

But purpose hits different at midnight

When I’m memorizing meds

Because somewhere an animal’s breathing

And I’ll be there instead

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Pre-Chorus 2

Yeah, anxiety talks like thunder

Says, “You’re one mistake away”

But courage isn’t absence of fear

It’s showing up anyway

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Chorus

So I’m going full throttle

No brakes on this dream of mine

Heart racing past the panic

I won’t let it redline

Doubt’s in the rearview mirror

Can’t let it take control

I’m studying bones and sutures

But I’m stitching up my soul

Money tight, world heavy

Still I’m standing tall

You can’t stop this engine

I won’t stall

I’m going full throttle

Even scared — I’m going full throttle

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Bridge (softer, emotional)

If I fall, I’ll learn the landing

If I shake, I’ll steady slow

If I fail, I’ll try again

Because I was born to grow

Not everyone can hold the fragile

Not everyone can stay

When life is small and trembling

And trust is given away

I am more than unpaid months

More than doubt inside my head

I’m becoming something stronger

With every tear I shed

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Final Chorus (bigger, powerful)

Yeah, I’m going full throttle

No brakes on who I’ll be

Fear can ride beside me

But it won’t be driving me

Doubt’s just background static

I’ve got healing in my hands

This isn’t just a paycheck

This is who I am

Money tight, heart steady

Hear that engine call

You can’t stop this fire

I won’t stall

I’m going full throttle

Even scared — I’m going full throttle