Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 Spoken Intro (low, steady voice — intimate, reflective) I had a dream… I was carrying something powerful — something alive — but I didn’t have a place for it yet. They handed it to me like it was my responsibility, like I should already know what to do. So I kept moving… driving forward even when I couldn’t see the whole road. I went back to where I came from, thinking maybe the old ground could hold it. But the land was damaged… and even the people who loved me carried the scars. That’s when I understood — some things aren’t meant to stay where they started. Some things need new ground. New boundaries. New life. This song is about carrying something real until you’re strong enough to build a place where it can finally run free. (music begins — slow build into Verse 1) Verse 1 I was driving in the dark with my hands on the wheel No headlights, just memory, just knowing what’s real They dropped a black horse at the edge of my street Said, “Take care of this,” then left me with the heat No barn, no field, nowhere to lay him down Just an old rusted truck and the edge of town He didn’t fight me, didn’t make a sound Just trusted I’d figure it out somehow Pre-Chorus I’ve been carrying weight that was never named Moving forward anyway, half blind, unashamed Chorus So I’m clearing new ground Pulling poison from the roots Building fences from truth Letting life breathe now I won’t let him starve in a borrowed design Or bleed where the soil’s been killing the kind If there’s no place yet, I’ll make it somehow I’m not running away — I’m building a new pasture now Verse 2 Went back to the land where the answers were grown Where love came with silence, and pain felt like home My mother showed scars she never explained Said, “Some things survive, but they still leave a stain” There were weeds in the grass that looked safe from afar But they burn you slow, yeah, they mark who you are She held out her arm like a warning sign Said, “Fix it before it passes down the line” Pre-Chorus I won’t pretend this didn’t cost I won’t plant life where it dies in the frost Chorus So I’m clearing new ground Pulling poison from the roots Building fences from truth Letting life breathe now I won’t let him starve in a borrowed design Or bleed where the soil’s been killing the kind If there’s no place yet, I’ll make it somehow I’m not running away — I’m building a new pasture now Bridge (drop to minimal instrumentation) I’m done hauling my heart in the back of a truck Done calling it strength just to swallow bad luck If it’s alive, it deserves some space Not a cage made of fear, not a hand-me-down faith Let him run Let him move Let him be What he is Through me Final Chorus (full lift, biggest emotional peak) Yeah I’m clearing new ground Every lie coming loose Every scar tells the truth I can breathe now I don’t need their permission to stand in the light I don’t need to be saved to know what is right This power was given — I’ll honor it now I’m not running away — I’m building a new pasture Outro No poison in the water No chains in the name of love Just open land and steady hands And a life that’s finally enough
