🌿 Medicine Woman (Let Go, Return, Become) Verse 1 I’ve been wearing all these names like coats Some were heavy, some were just for show Built my life from shoulds and almosts Held it all, but I let myself go I’ve been strong, I’ve been steady, I’ve been brave I’ve been everything I needed to be But something softer’s calling my name now Says, “Come home, come back to me” Pre-Chorus Lay it down, you don’t need it anymore You’re safe now, you can rest from the war Chorus I let go of who I had to be I return to what’s alive in me I open my hands, I open my heart To what’s ready to begin, to what’s ready to start I let go, I return, I become I trust the rhythm, I trust the drum I remember the way, I remember the song I’ve been a medicine woman all along ⸻ Verse 2 There’s a river moving through my bones Knows the way without being told It says, “Slow down, child, you’re not late You’re right on time, just let me carry you” I see the old skin on the ground behind me Like a dress I don’t need to wear I thank it for all that it gave me Then I breathe in a different air Pre-Chorus Every ending is a door Every silence is a shore Chorus I let go of who I had to be I return to what’s alive in me I open my hands, I open my heart To what’s ready to begin, to what’s ready to start I let go, I return, I become I trust the rhythm, I trust the drum I remember the way, I remember the song I’ve been a medicine woman all along ⸻ Bridge (journey guidance) If the ground disappears, I will float If the fear comes, I’ll hold it close If I dissolve, I’ll find my way I’m held, I’m held, I’m held, I’m okay Show me what’s ready to fall away Show me what’s ready to grow I’m not here to force the river I’m here to let it flow ⸻ Verse 3 This is my soul’s journey, this is my art This isn’t a life of art, it’s art as life And the living world is beckoning me Not something I carry upon my back anymore More like something that’s carrying me There’s a new life humming through my days Doesn’t need to shout or prove or try It’s built of listening, built of presence Built of asking “what wants to arise?” ⸻ Final Chorus I let go of who I had to be I return to what’s alive in me I open my hands, I open my heart To what’s ready to begin, to what’s ready to start I let go, I return, I become I trust the rhythm, I trust the drum I remember the way, I remember the song I’ve been a medicine woman all along ⸻ Outro (mantra — repeat as long as you want) Let go… Return… Become… Let go… Return… Become… I am held. I am home. I am becoming.
