[Intro: Warm overdriven electric guitar, tape hiss, unquantized dusty kick-snare] [breath] Mmmmmm, yeah. [spoken aside] Leave the amp buzzing. Ooh, ooh, ooh. [Verse 1: Sub-heavy pillowy bass enters, dry close-mic vocal] Carrying this weight was a choice I made [breath] Like a gravel stone in my left boot I wouldn't shake Thought I was winning just by holding the line But it was chewing through the best of my time [Chorus: Layered chorus guitars, open hi-hats, warm lift] I'm letting it go now [voice catch] Letting it all go now The weight is off my chest Finally getting some rest [Verse 2: Stripped back, sparse pulsing bass and tight rimshot] [laugh] Funny how long you can nurse an old grudge Until you forget what the fight was about Wait—it wasn't about them, it was all on me Learning the hard way what sets a man free [Chorus: Full warm arrangement, subtle low-octave vocal double] I'm letting it go now Letting it all go now [breath] The weight is off my chest Finally getting some rest [Bridge: Drums drop out, reverb-soaked guitar chords, analog pad] [spoken aside, close to mic] Took me long enough. It wasn't easy to unbuckle the shield To admit my own knuckles were bruised and peeled [voice catch] In the quiet of the kitchen at 2 AM I set the whole crate down on the linoleum [Chorus: Peak warm intensity, punchy lo-fi drums, resonant vocal] I'm letting it go now Letting it all go now The weight is off my chest Finally getting some rest [Outro: Thinning out to single dry guitar and faint sub pulse] Yeah, letting go [tail-end vocal ad-lib] Finally at rest [breath] Mmmmmm It's over now. [amp click]
