[singer A] You been standing in the doorway With the weight still in your hands Trying not to fall apart Where nobody understands [singer B] You been smiling like a sunrise With a midnight in your chest But even rivers need a shoreline Even weary hearts need rest [melodic interlude] [singer A] There’s no shame in needing cover No shame in needing time Some things built around your spirit Were not made to keep out light [singer B] You can lay it down, lay it down Let the thunder roll on by You don’t have to be the mountain Just to touch the open sky [singer A] You can breathe again, breathe again Let your soul come back around Not every wall is made of sorrow Some are mercy standing ground [singer B] So lay it down, lay it down You are safe here now [instrumental] [singer A] There are rooms inside the silence Where the truth begins to sing And the parts of you you buried Start becoming living things [singer B] You don’t have to call it weakness When your heart has had enough Even heaven made a shelter Out of tenderness and love [singer A] You were never meant to carry Every stone that hit your name Some were only passing weather Some were never yours to claim [singer B] You can lay it down, lay it down Let the thunder roll on by You don’t have to be the mountain Just to touch the open sky [singer A] You can breathe again, breathe again Let your soul come back around Not every wall is made of sorrow Some are mercy standing ground [singer B] So lay it down, lay it down You are safe here now [melodic transition] [singer A] Forgive the hands that couldn’t hold you Forgive the nights that stole your peace Forgive yourself for building fences When you only needed sleep [singer B] There is wisdom in protection There is grace in stepping back Sometimes love looks like a boundary Sometimes healing answers back [singer A] You can lay it down, lay it down Let the old fear lose its sound You don’t have to keep on bleeding Just to prove you’re still around [singer B] You can rise again, rise again But you don’t have to rise right now Let the arms of what has held you Teach your heart to soften down [singer A] So lay it down, lay it down You are safe here now [singer B] Rest your bones, child Rest your mind What was built for your protection Can become a place of light [singer A] Lay it down Lay it down You are safe here now
