[Intro - soft piano, ukulele, breath] (inhale…) (hold it…) (and let it go) [Verse 1] I smiled all day for the ones I love Held my baby, held my mama’s hand Now the house is quiet and the light is low And I finally let myself be where I am I’m in a funk that I don’t deserve Got a list of blessings longer than my pain So I close my eyes, I breathe it in And I let the tears come down like rain [Pre-Chorus] I’m not saying I forget I’m just saying I’m done reliving it [Chorus] So I exhale, exhale Let it all fall down My traumas never gonna tell me who I am I’m better than anything that broke me I exhale, exhale Tell me, when’s it my turn? When’s it my turn to live the life I always wanted? I’m healthy, I’m healthy, I’m healthy Gonna say it till I believe it [Verse 2] Why do I keep falling for the red flags? Why does my broken keep finding broken too? I pour my whole heart into their potential Potential to wreck somebody new No thank you, I’m closing the door Didn’t want me back, and baby that’s okay It wasn’t for me, it wasn’t for them I’d rather walk barefoot than walk their way [Pre-Chorus] I’m not bitter, I’m not cold I’m just learning my heart needs a gate, not a hole [Chorus] So I exhale, exhale Let it all fall down My traumas never gonna tell me who I am I’m better than anything that broke me I exhale, exhale Tell me, when’s it my turn? When’s it my turn to live the life I always wanted? I’m healthy, I’m healthy, I’m healthy Gonna say it till I believe it [Bridge - stripped down, just piano and voice] I don’t wanna carry this down to my baby Don’t want her searching for broken to love I want her looking for the love that I give her Not the duds I brought around, that’s enough I hear the voices, they sound like my own Maybe my ancestors calling me home If that’s crazy, then I feel sorry for you ‘Cause you’ve never had a conversation with you [Build - choir enters, drums build] I’m a mother, I’m a lover I’m an auntie, I’m a sister I’m a daughter, I’m a granddaughter I’m a niece and I’m a friend I’m a damn good person Always have been, always will Even in my meanest moment I’m the first to say I’m sorry still [Final Chorus - full choir, handclaps, key change] So I exhale, exhale Let it all fall down My traumas never gonna tell me who I am I’m better than anything that broke me I exhale, exhale Now it’s my turn Now it’s my turn to live the life I always wanted I’m healthy, I’m healthy, I’m healthy I’m saying it and I believe it [Outro - choir fades, back to soft ukulele] Amen the negative out Let the blessings in I’m healthy I’m healthy (inhale…) (and let it go)
