Verse 1

I hold my breath and close my eyes

Let the silence feel alive

All the weight I tried to hide

Softly loosens deep inside

There were moments I believed

I was less than I could be

But those stories aren’t my truth

They were never meant for me

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need to carry it

I don’t need to stay within it

Chorus

I release what was never mine

All the guilt I leave behind

Every shadow I once wore

Doesn’t live in me anymore

Ohhhh

I forgive myself tonight

Ohhhh

I step into the light

I am more than my mistakes

I am more than what it takes

To survive what I went through

Now I come back home to truth

Verse 2

I can feel the tension fade

Like the tide that slips away

Every tear I ever cried

Turns to softness deep inside

I was doing what I knew

With the heart I had at the time

Now I see myself with love

Not the voice that was unkind

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need to carry it

I don’t need to stay within it

Chorus

I release what was never mine

All the guilt I leave behind

Every shadow I once wore

Doesn’t live in me anymore

Ohhhh

I forgive myself tonight

Ohhhh

I step into the light

I am more than my mistakes

I am more than what it takes

To survive what I went through

Now I come back home to truth

Bridge

Breathe in grace, breathe out pain

Let it wash through every vein

I was learning all along

Even when I felt so wrong

Nothing here needs to be fixed

Only love can exist

In the spaces I once feared

Now I hold myself right here

Final Chorus

I release what was never mine

And I choose to realign

Every version of my past

Gets to finally be at rest

Ohhhh

I am safe within my skin

Ohhhh

Let the healing begin

I forgive, I release, I return

To the love I’ve always earned

And I finally understand

I was always in my hands