(Intro — 60 BPM, Organ, Soft Choir) Hmm... hmm... hmm... Free... free... Hmm... hmm... hmm... (Verse 1 — 60 → 80 BPM) I was bound by chains I couldn't see I was lost inside the shame of me I was reaching for something to fill the void I was running from a voice I couldn't avoid I tried to numb it, I tried to hide I tried to bury what I felt inside But the more I ran, the more I fell I was living in a self-made hell (Tempo drops to 65 BPM) Hell... hell... (Pre-Chorus — 65 → 85 → 70 → 90 BPM) But I heard a voice in the midnight hour Said "My child, you don't have to cower" Said "I see you, I know your pain" Said "You can rise, you can live again" Rise... rise... live again... (Chorus — 100 BPM) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! (Verse 2 — 65 → 85 BPM) I stopped hiding in the dark of night I brought my struggles into the light I called a friend when I felt alone I found a place where I could belong I took one step, then I took one more I opened up a brand new door I learned to breathe, I learned to wait I learned to trust, I learned to faith (Tempo drops to 70 BPM) Faith... faith... (Pre-Chorus — 70 → 90 → 75 → 100 BPM) And that voice said "You are not your past" Said "This freedom, it is gonna last" Said "I see you, I know your name" Said "You can rise, you can live again" Rise... rise... live again... (Chorus — 110 BPM) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! (Bridge — 70 → 120 BPM, Call and Response) Leader: A slip is not a failure! Choir: Not a failure! Leader: Progress matters more than perfect! Choir: More than perfect! Leader: You are not alone in this! Choir: Not alone! Leader: You are not broken, you are not weak! Choir: Not broken! Not weak! Leader: One more breath! Choir: One more breath! Leader: One more day! Choir: One more day! Leader: You will find another way! Choir: Another way! Leader: You are free! Choir: I am free! Leader: You are free! Choir: I am free! All: FREE INDEED! FREE INDEED! (Final Chorus — 120 BPM) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! YOU WILL STILL FALL! THE NIGHT STILL COMES! BUT THE MORNING! THE MORNING! IT ALWAYS RUNS! SO WILL YOU! SO WILL YOU! ONE MORE BREATH WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH! (Choir: Free! Free! Free!) (Outro — 60 BPM, Spoken Word, Whispered) You are not alone... You are not broken... You are not weak... You are a human being... Trying to cope with a hard life... And you deserve better... Start with one step... One delay... One replacement... One act of self-compassion... That is enough... One more breath... One more day... You are free... Free indeed... (Organ holds. Choir hums. Silence.)
