Light When I Let Go

I was pushing every secondGrinding teeth through every dayGotta hold it all togetherTill it all just slipped away

White knuckles on the steeringHead full of what-ifsWhyChasing every moving targetNever stoppingNever why

But the harder I pullThe tighter it tiesSo I loosen my jawLet the air hit my eyesYeah I'm done with the warThat I fought in my mind

Life gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I quit that tug-of-warI finally fitLet it rollLet it riseLet it spin how it spinsLife gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I stopWhen I stopI begin

Plans drawn like perfect blueprintsPanicked at a single tearEvery twist felt like a failureEvery echo fed the fear

But the cracks in the glassTurn to shapes in the sunI was busy staying readyNow I'm ready to runLet the mess be a markNot a reason to run

Life gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I quit that tug-of-warI finally fitLet it rollLet it riseLet it spin how it spinsLife gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I stopWhen I stopI begin

Hands upEmptyOpenHeartbeatsWide and honestIf it breaksLet it breakIf it bendsI stay

I fall backAnd the ground holdsI exhaleAnd the weight goes

Life gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I quit that tug-of-warI finally fitLet it rollLet it riseLet it spin how it spinsLife gets light when I stop fighting itWhen I stopWhen I stopI begin

I don't braceI just breatheI don't pushI just liveLife gets lightLife gets freeWhen I stop fighting it