When worry felt like armor, I would wear it every day Kept my shoulders tight and ready, braced for pain that never came You believed that if you planned it all, you'd never have to fall Built a fortress out of fear and said you're standing tall I don't fault the way you gripped control like it would set you free Or how you turned your guarded heart into your whole identity You were young and overwhelmed, just trying not to drown But survival mode became the only way you knew to get around You thought the weight you carried proved that you were doing fine Now I'm learning how to walk without that burden on my spine The more you tried to manage every turn and every bend The less you actually got to live, my friend I see the kid you were, I know what kept you scared But I can't stay inside that skin we used to wear Used to think I had to know it all Used to think I had to stand up tall Didn't feel the pressure 'til the fall Letting go of the things I once planned Letting life unwind without demand More than what I used to understand Yo, mi wake up every morning wid a weight upon mi chest Couldn't function 'less mi had di answer to di test Always plotting out tomorrow like mi hand could steer di ship But di tighter mi been holding on, di more mi start fi slip Mi been treating every worry like a medal fi display Wearing stress like it's a trophy just fi prove mi find a way See, mi thought if mi let go then everything collapse Couldn't see seh all di gripping was di thing been holding back Mi nuh vex wid who mi used to be, him do what him could do Him protect mi when mi didn't have no other way get through But now mi standing inna clarity, mi eyes dem open wide And di version weh mi used to be just can't remain inside Mi respect di road him walk, di armor weh him wore But mi can't go back and live behind that closed-up door So mi thank him for di shelter when di storm was all around But mi stepping out and planting both mi feet on solid ground There was a version of me who couldn't see the sun He thought that safety meant you never run I'm not the same, I've changed my mind Left the old defenses far behind He needed walls to feel secure I need the open air to feel more sure The boy who built the cage was just afraid But fear's not how a life gets made I don't regret the path he chose to take But staying there would be my worst mistake So here's where I release the grip And finally let that version slip Used to think I had to know it all Used to think I had to stand up tall Didn't feel the pressure 'til the fall Letting go of the things I once planned Letting life unwind without demand More than what I used to understand Used to think I had to know it all Used to think I had to stand up tall Didn't feel the pressure 'til the fall Letting go of the things I once planned Letting life unwind without demand More than what I used to understand
