Hidden Temptation cover art
Lyrics

In Motion

Gabriela Marina · from Hidden Temptation · 2026 · 3:14

About this song

What In Motion is about

Moving on as momentum rather than escape. She wakes to the sound of the street instead of reaching for someone, and lets feelings come and go "like traffic through my hands".

In Motion lyrics

I don’t wake up reaching for you anymore
I wake up to the sound of the street
Morning light on the edge of the floor
Feels like it’s finally touching me

I used to measure every feeling
Like it needed somewhere to land
Now I let it come and go
Like traffic through my hands

I don’t ask what this will be
I just let it feel alive

I’m in motion
Nothing pulling me back
I’m in motion
And I like it like that

I don’t need a destination
To know I’m aligned
I’m in motion
And I’m finally mine

Your shadow doesn’t follow me
It stays where it belongs
I don’t rewrite our history
I just keep moving on

I thought love was something fragile
I had to hold just right
Now it feels like momentum
Something steady inside

I don’t slow down to wonder
If you notice me gone

I’m in motion
Nothing pulling me back
I’m in motion
And I like it like that

I don’t need a destination
To know I’m aligned
I’m in motion
And I’m finally mine

Maybe I was standing still
Waiting for a sign
Turns out I just needed
To trust the timing

No dramatic exit
No moment to defend
Just a quiet shift
And then

I’m in motion
Everything feels clear
If you think of me now
I hope it feels sincere

I don’t disappear
I just change the frame
I’m in motion
And I don’t feel the same

The world keeps turning
So do I