[Intro - Rhodes keys, soft hum] Mmm, this morning I woke up heavy Heavy with something that was never mine [Verse 1] I woke up flushed like a fever Sitting in a feeling I didn’t choose Somebody read my life out loud Like a book they never paid to use One hid a lens behind a box of gloves One wore a smile and his AI’s words One came around acting like a friend Every one of them took what I never offered [Pre-Chorus] And they walk around like they got away Let the whispers say that I made it up But the truth don’t need their permission The truth already showed up [Chorus] So I hand it back, hand it back This weight was never mine to hold Your shame, your lies, your broken pieces Take ‘em home, I’m letting go I hand it back, hand it back Wrap it up and send it to your door I carried you long enough, baby I don’t carry you no more [Verse 2] How do you sleep with no guilt inside? How do you smile while I’m paying your cost? You couldn’t heal what you left in you So you put it on me and called me lost Said I faked it, said I couldn’t get pregnant Told my business like you knew my name But I’m the mother, I’m the one who found it And the truth came out and it cleared my name [Pre-Chorus] You wanted me to carry your burden You wanted me to wear your disgrace But I’m not your storage, I’m not your cover Look in the mirror, that’s your face [Chorus] So I hand it back, hand it back This weight was never mine to hold Your shame, your lies, your broken pieces Take ‘em home, I’m letting go I hand it back, hand it back Wrap it up and send it to your door I carried you long enough, baby I don’t carry you no more [Bridge - drums drop, just keys and voice] I drink my water I open the curtain I let the morning sun hit my face I say I’m healthy I say I’m blessed And the funk starts leaving this place My baby’s laughing My mama’s coming My garden’s growing in the ground Everything that tried to bury me Just taught me how to rise back up [Final Chorus - full band, harmonies, key change, snaps] So I hand it back, hand it back This weight was never mine to hold Your shame, your lies, your broken pieces Take ‘em home, I’m letting go I hand it back, hand it back Wrap it up and send it to your door I carried you long enough, baby I don’t carry you I don’t carry you I don’t carry you no more [Outro - groove fades, smiling] It’s mine now, this morning It’s mine now, this life Handed it back And I’m light, light, light Mmm, I’m light
