Lyrics
[Verse 1] I laid my coat on the chair Like I laid my pride by the door Mason jar on the sink Half full from the night before Mama said, "son, sit still" So I sat with the hurt in my hands Counted the cracks in the tile Learned how a tired heart stands [Chorus] I put it down, put it down This weight don't run me now I put it down, put it down Let the whole room breathe somehow (put it down) I put it down, put it down And I came back to my name (put it down) I put it down, put it down Soft hands, same flame [Verse 2] My brother left me a note Folded up in a work glove seam Said, "keep your head above ground" I read that in the steam Old scars under my sleeves Like receipts from a harder road I was carrying everybody Till my knees forgot how to hold So I slowed to the drum Let the bass line carry the load Felt that first honest breath Hit my chest like a chord I knew [Chorus] I put it down, put it down This weight don't run me now I put it down, put it down Let the whole room breathe somehow (put it down) I put it down, put it down And I came back to my name (put it down) I put it down, put it down Soft hands, same flame [Bridge] For my mother, for my brother For the kid I used to be For the ones who kept on asking If the hurt could set us free I was made for this table For this bread and broken truth If I lift it, I get lost If I lay it down, I move [Chorus] I put it down, put it down This weight don't run me now I put it down, put it down Let the whole room breathe somehow (put it down) I put it down, put it down And I came back to my name (put it down) I put it down, put it down Soft hands, same flame
