Just because you hand it to me Doesn’t mean I gotta hold it. Just because you brought the drama Doesn’t mean I gotta own it. Oh, you can keep that. You brought a suitcase full of problems, Tried to check it in with mine. Got a ticket for your chaos, But I’m not standing in that line. You can offer me your anger, You can serve it on a plate. But I don’t have to swallow Every bitter thing you make. I used to catch what people threw, Carry things I never knew. Now I see the simple truth— I get to choose! I get to choose! I can leave it if I don’t wanna take it! If it steals my peace, I don’t have to make it Mine, mine, mine— Not every burden gets my time! I can drop it if I don’t wanna hold it! If it isn’t mine, I don’t have to own it! No guilt, no chains, no explanation— Peace is my participation! I can leave it! (Leave it, leave it!) I don’t have to take it! (No, no, no!) You got opinions? Congratulations! Here’s your standing ovation. But your personal frustration Isn’t my new occupation. I don’t need to win the battle, I don’t need the final word. I can let the silence answer Every foolish thing I’ve heard. I can love you from a distance, I can listen without weight. I can recognize the difference Between a choice and taking bait! I can leave it if I don’t wanna take it! If it steals my peace, I don’t have to make it Mine, mine, mine— Not every burden gets my time! I can drop it if I don’t wanna hold it! If it isn’t mine, I don’t have to own it! No guilt, no chains, no explanation— Peace is my participation! An invitation isn’t an obligation. A reaction isn’t a requirement. A disagreement isn’t a declaration of war. And somebody else’s emergency Doesn’t automatically become my responsibility. I can care without carrying. I can hear without agreeing. I can love without losing me. Don’t want it? Don’t take it! Can’t change it? Don’t chase it! Not yours? Don’t claim it! Your peace? PROTECT IT! Don’t want it? Don’t take it! Can’t fix it? Don’t fake it! That cycle? BREAK IT! Leave it! Leave it! I don’t gotta take it! Drop it! Drop it! I don’t gotta make it— MINE! MINE! MINE! Not every burden gets my time! I can leave it if I don’t wanna take it! I can walk away without trying to explain it! I can choose my joy, I can choose my peace, I can let what’s not mine be released! I can love you and still disagree! I can say no and still be me! No more carrying what I can’t control— I GET TO CHOOSE WHAT I HOLD! You brought it. You offered it. You expected me to carry it. But here’s the beautiful thing… I can leave it if I don’t wanna take it. And today? I’m leaving it.
