Hush

[Intro] (almost silent — single piano notes, breath) Shh… it's alright… you can put it down now… [Hook] (soft throughout — no belt) Hush now, hush now, you don't gotta fight, you don't gotta hold the whole of it together through the night Lay it down, lay it down, let your shoulders fall — hush now, hush now You been carrying the weight like it's yours to bear alone, but you can set it on the floor, you can finally come home — hush now, oh, hush now [Verse 1] You don't have to be the strong one, don't have to have it figured, don't have to keep performing for a peace that just gets bigger You can stop the constant running, stop the bracing for the fall, 'cause the One who's always holding you don't need you strong at all So put your head down on the quiet, let the trembling come to rest, let the breathing slow to nothing, let the held breath leave your chest — there's a stillness on the far side of the fight you think you're losing, and it's yours the second that you stop the proving and the choosing [Pre-Hook] (barely above a whisper) So loosen up the grip you got on holding it together… let the hands unclench, let it go… [Hook] Hush now, hush now, you don't gotta fight, you don't gotta hold the whole of it together through the night Lay it down, lay it down, let your shoulders fall — hush now, hush now You been carrying the weight like it's yours to bear alone, but you can set it on the floor, you can finally come home — hush now, oh, hush now [Verse 2] Nobody's keeping score tonight, nobody's at the door, you don't have to earn the rest, you don't have to win it anymore All the plates you keep on spinning, all the weight up on your chest — you can let it all go quiet, you can let yourself be blessed You don't owe the night your worry, don't owe the dark your dread, don't have to solve the morning from the corners of your bed — just be still, just be small, just be held inside the dark, let the One who never sleeps keep watch over your heart [Pre-Hook] So loosen up the grip you got on holding it together… let the hands unclench, let it go… [Hook] Hush now, hush now, you don't gotta fight, you don't gotta hold the whole of it together through the night Lay it down, lay it down, let your shoulders fall — hush now, hush now You been carrying the weight like it's yours to bear alone, but you can set it on the floor, you can finally come home — hush now, oh, hush now [Bridge] (soft harmonies, still no drums — just voice and piano) Rest (rest), rest (rest), you don't gotta hold it now Rest (rest), rest (rest), let me show you how — close your eyes, let the weight slide off your chest, nothing left to carry, nothing left but rest (just rest… just rest…) [Verse 3] (opens slightly — a little more air, still tender) And maybe you forgot what it feels like to be carried, been so long since you let go, been so long since you weren't worried But the arms were always under you, even when you couldn't tell, even on the nights you swore that you were falling through the well So lay it down a final time, the worry and the weight, the trying and the proving and the bracing for the break — there's a morning that's still coming but it's not for you to make: just rest into the holding, there is nothing left at stake [Outro] (returns to a whisper — fading under piano and reverb) Hush now… you can rest now… you don't gotta hold it… you can rest… (breath) …you can rest