THE REMEMBERING

Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 Verse 1 I woke up shaking in a borrowed skin Prayers on my lips that I never chose Truth dressed up as discipline Love with conditions, heaven with chains They said doubt was the enemy Curiosity a disease But something ancient kept calling me From underneath my knees Pre-Chorus Every answer was a circle Every question met with fear I gave my voice to their silence I gave my life to disappear Chorus I’m remembering And it burns like betrayal I’m remembering Every lie I was fed I’m remembering I trusted them with my soul And they handed me fear instead Verse 2 I feel the anger in my bones Like years I’ll never get back I kissed the feet of empty thrones And thanked them for the cracks They called control “holy order” They called obedience “peace” But peace that lives on terror Is just a leash with a lease Pre-Chorus 2 Every promise moved the goalpost Every sin just fed the flame They blamed my doubt on demons So I never blamed the game Chorus I’m remembering And I’m grieving the child in me I’m remembering Who I was before the shame I’m remembering They sold salvation in pieces And called my freedom a sin to be saved Bridge (Break / Spoken / Chant) No thunder. No demons fleeing. Just silence… And the sound of chains hitting the floor. I wasn’t evil. I wasn’t broken. I wasn’t lost. I was lied to. Verse 3 (Shift Begins) The fear started losing its voice When I stopped asking permission to breathe The sky didn’t fall when I chose myself The world didn’t punish my disbelief The guilt faded slower than the faith But it did fade And in its place I found something real Not promised — made Chorus (Liberation Version) I’m remembering And the weight is lifting I’m remembering I was never owned I’m remembering My worth was never given It was mine before I ever knelt at a throne Final Chorus (Full Release) I’m remembering Who I was before the fear I’m remembering My power was always here I’m remembering No savior, no altar, no crown Just a soul that stood up When the lies burned down Outro They needed me small to stay sacred They needed me silent to stay right But remembered people don’t kneel They walk into truth With their eyes open And their heads in the light