Letter To My Anxiety [Intro — spoken] Dear Anxiety, I know you’ve been with me for a while… You always seem to know when I’m trying to sleep. Funny thing is… I don’t remember inviting you in. [Verse 1] Dear Anxiety, you know my address, You knock at midnight when I’m trying to rest, Turn little thoughts into something complex, Make me fight battles that don’t exist yet. You whisper, “What if?” till my head gets crowded, Make me doubt every word when I know I’m grounded, Got me checking every door when it’s already locked, Got my heart running laps while my body just walks. You tell me everybody’s watching my flaws, That one wrong move could be the end of it all, So I smile outside while I’m breaking within, You call it protection—I call it a prison. [Pre-Hook] But I’m starting to see you for what you are, A scared little voice pretending to be in charge, You built all these walls just to keep me safe, But I’m done letting fear decide my fate. [Hook] Dear Anxiety, You don't own me. You can knock all night, But you can't control me. I hear your voice, But I choose my way. Dear Anxiety… You don't get the final say. [Verse 2] You made me rehearse conversations for hours, Turned confidence into questions of power, Made me see failure before I ever tried, Put a thousand “what ifs” on a single night. You stole some moments I should've enjoyed, Turned peaceful silence into dangerous noise, Had me fighting ghosts that were living in my head, While the real world was waiting outside my bed. But maybe you came from a place of protection, A mind trying hard to prevent rejection, You learned every danger, memorized every scar, But somewhere along the way… you forgot who we are. [Pre-Hook] I'm not mad at you anymore, I just don't need you like before, You can sit beside me, you can have your say, But you don't get to drive me away. [Hook] Dear Anxiety, You don't own me. You can knock all night, But you can't control me. I hear your voice, But I choose my way. Dear Anxiety… You don't get the final say. [Bridge — emotional / half-sung] If tomorrow comes with questions, I'll answer them tomorrow. If the future brings a storm, I'll face it when it follows. I don't need to know the ending Just to take another step. I don't need to feel fearless To know I'm not helpless. So if my hands start shaking, I'll breathe and let them shake. If my heart starts racing, I'll remind it we're okay. [Final Hook — bigger] Dear Anxiety, You don't own me. You can scream all night, But you can't control me. I hear your voice, But I choose my way. I've survived your worst— You don't get the final say. [Outro — spoken] Dear Anxiety… You were never my enemy. You were just fear trying to keep me alive. But I'm alive now. And I'm going to live.
