[intro, instrumental, soft ambient tones, building slowly] [verse 1] when the morning light comes creeping through the blinds i wonder what i'm chasing, what i'm leaving behind is it mine or is it borrowed from the crowd i used to wear a mask and say it out loud now i'm learning how to leave those roles behind [pre-chorus] i don't need the gold that glitters in the sun i just need the warmth when the day is done no more running for a finish line that moves i'm choosing what my own heart truly proves [chorus] simplify, simplify, let the extra fall away only keep the love that chooses to stay one true friend is worth a thousand hands i'm building me a quiet place where silence stands [verse 2] there's a tower on the edge of my own mind where i go to leave the noise of humankind no servants, no bosses, no one at the door just me and all the questions i ignored a back room where my real self i can find [pre-chorus] i don't need the world to tell me who to be i'm the only judge that i can truly see no more curating every word i say i'm living honest, letting chips fall where they may [chorus] simplify, simplify, let the extra fall away only keep the love that chooses to stay one true friend is worth a thousand hands i'm building me a quiet place where silence stands [breakdown, short simple lines] what do i know what do i know let it go let it flow [drop, short simple lines] no opinion no position just permission to be missing [solo section, instrumental, reflective guitar or piano melody, space for emotional breathing] [verse 3] pain will come and aging is a natural song i won't fight the river, i will float along no more bleeding out to cure a common cold no more futures that i'm desperate to control i'm here right now and that is where i belong [pre-chorus,] i speak plain words, no jargon in my chest i ask for what i need and leave the rest if i don't know, i simply say it's true that freedom is a gift i'm passing back to you [chorus] simplify, simplify, let the extra fall away only keep the love that chooses to stay one true friend is worth a thousand hands i'm building me a quiet place where silence stands [outro, short simple lines, fading] let it be let it be simply me simply free [final fade, soft ambient tones return, gentle release]
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