(Spoken Intro) "Yeah... it’s funny, right? We hold onto this stuff like it’s gold. Like if we let go of the pain, we forget who we are. But all it’s doing is burying us..." Listen... (Verse 1) I’m sick of waking up with the taste of copper in my mouth Every thought is a compass needle always pointing South. I’ve been nursing these grudges like they’re infants in a cradle Setting seats for my enemies at my own dinner table. How’s that work? Giving rent-free space to people that's fake? Letting 'em dictate my mood and decide what’s on my plate? It’s a sickness, a habit, a loop I can’t seem to break Building a kingdom of "sorry" on a foundation of hate... I’m tired of the "why me," the "how could they," the "wait" While the clock on the wall is just mocking my current state. I’ve been addicted to the anger, it’s a drug in the vein But you can’t see the sunshine if you’re addicted to rain. (Chorus) I’m letting go of the baggage, I’m letting go of the weight I’m done carrying the anger, I’m done carrying the hate I’m moving out of the shadow, I’m moving out on my own I’m leaving all of your messes exactly where they were sown Yeah, I’m living for me... Yeah, I’m finally me! (Verse 2) They say "forgive and forget," but they never tell you how To stop the ghosts of the past from showing up in the "now." It’s a reflex, a hang-up, a ghost that’s haunting the psyche I’m defensive and twitchy, always acting like I’m "un-likey." But look, the resentment is a cell that I built for myself I put my potential in a jar and I left it on the shelf. I’m done blaming the upbringing, the exes, the "friends" This is where the excuses and the martyrdom ends. I’m breaking the habits that kept me numb and distracted I’m reacting to life instead of being the one who’s acted... Upon. It’s a choice. Yeah, it’s hard, and it’s grueling But I’m the one at the wheel, I’m the one who’s doing the schooling. (Chorus) I’m letting go of the baggage, I’m letting go of the weight I’m done carrying the anger, I’m done carrying the hate I’m moving out of the shadow, I’m moving out on my own I’m leaving all of your messes exactly where they were sown Yeah, I’m living for me... Yeah, I’m finally me! (Bridge) Look, they say time heals wounds, but that’s a lie if you’re still picking the scabs It’s like trying to run a marathon while you’re carrying slabs Of the concrete past, stuck in a mental trap, it’s a lab Where you’re the scientist and the victim, it’s all getting drab. See, the secret is,.. the weight doesn’t leave ‘til you drop it You’re holding the blade to your own throat, man, you gotta stop it! I used to think that holding a grudge was a sign of my power But it’s just a slow-acting poison that’s making me sour. You can’t plant a garden in a field full of landmines and salt You gotta disarm the bombs and realize it wasn’t your fault. To heal is to bleed, to bleed is to feel, to feel is to grow You gotta let the "yesterday" die so the "tomorrow" can show. I’m dropping the clay, I’m breaking the mold, I’m clearing the shelf Because I can't forgive you... until I learn to forgive myself. (Verse 3) I’m washing my hands of the dirt, I’m scrubbing the stains I’m taking the bolt cutters to the remains of the chains. No more "what if," no more looking back over the shoulder I’m getting wiser and stronger, I’m not just getting older. If you hurt me, you hurt me—that’s a chapter that’s closed The vulnerabilities I had are no longer exposed. I’m building a fortress out of the stones you threw at my head I’m alive and I’m breathing, I’m done being part of the dead. The habits? Replaced. The hang-ups? Erased from the script. The power you thought you had over me? Yeah, it just slipped. (Chorus) I’m letting go of the baggage, I’m letting go of the weight I’m done carrying the anger, I’m done carrying the hate I’m moving out of the shadow, I’m moving out on my own I’m leaving all of your messes exactly where they were sown Yeah, I’m living for me... Yeah, I’m finally me! (Post-Chorus) I’m finding my own way... I’m finding my own way... I’m finally my own man... starting today... I’m finding my own way... I’m finding my own way... I’m finally my own man... starting today...
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