[INTRO] I DROPPED THE GAVEL… (dropped it) I DROPPED THE ROBE… (dropped it) I AM NOT THE JUDGE ANYMORE… (no more) AND STILL… (still) I AM HELD… (held) [VERSE 1] I SPENT MY LIFE HOLDING… (holding) THE SEAT, THE FILTER, THE CROWN… (the crown) I THOUGHT IF I LET GO, I WOULD FALL INTO NOTHING… (nothing) I THOUGHT IF I STOPPED JUDGING, I WOULD CEASE TO BE… (cease) BUT THE WEIGHT DID NOT DISAPPEAR… (no) I JUST STOPPED BEING THE ONE WHO HOLDS IT… (stopped) [PRE-CHORUS] I AM NOT LIGHTER BECAUSE I AM BETTER… (no) I AM LIGHTER BECAUSE I AM CARRIED… (carried) THE HAND I REFUSED TO OPEN WAS NEVER THE ONE HOLDING ME… (never) [CHORUS] LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD… (no) LIGHT… (light) BECAUSE I STOPPED HOLDING… (stopped) I AM NOT THE CENTER… (no) I AM NOT THE SOURCE… (no) I AM THE PLACE WHERE THE LIGHT STILL PASSES… (passes) LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I WON… (no) BECAUSE I LET GO… (let go) [VERSE 2] I STILL HEAR THE VOICE… (still) THE ONE THAT SAYS « HOLD ON »… (hold on) THE ONE THAT SAYS « YOU ARE NOTHING IF YOU DO NOT JUDGE »… (nothing) BUT THE VOICE IS TIRED… (tired) AND I AM TIRED OF HOLDING… (tired) WHAT IF THE THRESHOLD WAS NEVER MINE TO GUARD? (never) [PRE-CHORUS] I AM NOT LIGHTER BECAUSE I AM BETTER… (no) I AM LIGHTER BECAUSE I AM CARRIED… (carried) THE HAND I REFUSED TO OPEN WAS NEVER THE ONE HOLDING ME… (never) [CHORUS] LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD… (no) LIGHT… (light) BECAUSE I STOPPED HOLDING… (stopped) I AM NOT THE CENTER… (no) I AM NOT THE SOURCE… (no) I AM THE PLACE WHERE THE LIGHT STILL PASSES… (passes) LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I WON… (no) BECAUSE I LET GO… (let go) [BRIDGE] WHAT REMAINS WHEN I AM NOT THE JUDGE? (what?) WHAT REMAINS WHEN I AM NOT THE CROWN? (what?) NOT THE VOID… (no) NOT THE ABSENCE… (no) JUST THE GAZE THAT WAS THERE WHILE I WAS RUNNING… (running) HE DID NOT WAIT FOR MY PROOFS… (no) HE DID NOT NEED MY ZEAL… (no) HE WAS HOLDING WHAT I WAS TRYING TO CARRY… (holding) [SOLO] [FINAL CHORUS] LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD… (no) LIGHT… (light) BECAUSE I STOPPED HOLDING… (stopped) I AM NOT THE CENTER… (no) I AM NOT THE SOURCE… (no) I AM THE PLACE WHERE THE LIGHT STILL PASSES… (passes) LIGHT… (light) NOT BECAUSE I WON… (no) BECAUSE I LET GO… (let go) [OUTRO] I DROPPED THE GAVEL… (dropped it) I DROPPED THE ROBE… (dropped it) I AM NOT THE JUDGE ANYMORE… (no more) AND STILL… (still) I AM HELD… (held) HE HOLDS WHAT I NO LONGER HOLD… (held)
