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[Verse 1] I came in bent low Shoes full of dust Hands full of names I was tired of enough Old weight on my back Like a folded coat I held it too long Till it sat in my throat [Pre-Chorus] So I set it down slow On the edge of the night Let the room breathe out Let the dark get light [Chorus] I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) I can feel my chest unchained I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) Let it stay where it lay [Dedication 1] For the ones who kept moving With cracked-open hands For the ones who stayed soft In a hard, hard land For the ones who kept praying With their jaw held tight May your whole long road Get a little less night [Verse 2] I learned every worry By name and by sound Carried each one home Then I carried it round But mercy don’t ask For a perfect heart Just a little bit of truth When the break falls apart [Pre-Chorus] So I set it down slow By the door of my skin Let the ache roll past Let the new air in [Chorus] I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) I can feel my chest unchained I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) Let it stay where it lay [Dedication 2] For my mother’s rough hands For my father’s quiet eyes For the friends who said stay When I couldn’t reply For the child I was then With the bent little frame I’m making room now For a softer name [Bridge] If I tremble, let me tremble If I weep, let it come I was never built to hold Every storm at once Now the burden is smaller Now the floor feels near I can hear my own breath And I’m still right here [Chorus] I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) I can feel my chest unchained I’m putting down the weight I’m putting down the weight (putting it down) Let it stay where it lay [Dedication 3] For the ones still climbing With a bruise on the knee May your next deep inhale Feel wide and free For the ones at the river With nothing to prove May the heavy thing leave you As you learn to move
