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[Verse 1] I came in carrying bricks in my chest Names in my mouth, sleep in my eyes Table’s still scarred from the years we ate One spoon, one plate, one prayer at a time You know I learned how to smile with weight How to nod while the room went cold Now I set that load by the door like shoes And I step in light, not stone [Dedication 1] For the hands that held me up When I forgot my own name For the small brown cup on the windowsill For the morning that called me back For the cracked front step, for the bent screen door For the face that stayed through rain I lay it down, I lay it down I lay it down again [Chorus] Lay it down Lay it down I don’t need to carry it now Lay it down Lay it down Let the old hurt leave my mouth [Verse 2] There was a time I wore my trouble well Like a coat with the lining torn Talked too tough, walked too fast Acted like I was made for more But the ache had a way of naming me At the edge of every good thing So I opened my fists to the red-gold dawn And let the whole room sing [Dedication 2] For the sister with the tired eyes For the kid with the skipped breath For the father who said, “Keep going on” Even when he had none left For the porch light, for the kettle steam For the chair by the radio I lay it down, I lay it down I let the whole world know [Chorus] Lay it down Lay it down I don’t need to carry it now Lay it down Lay it down Let the old hurt leave my mouth [Bridge] If my hands shake, let them shake If my voice cracks, let it I have been a locked-up room too long I am learning to let in the sunset And every scar on this leather skin Been a teacher, been a map Still I choose the softer road And I do not look back [Dedication 3] For the ones who never got a verse For the ones who turned to dust For the love that stayed in a broken jar And still said, “Trust” For the room that breathes when I breathe slow For the peace that found me whole I lay it down, I lay it down I let it warm my soul [Chorus] Lay it down Lay it down I don’t need to carry it now Lay it down Lay it down Let the old hurt leave my mouth Lay it down Lay it down I’m lighter than I was somehow
