Put Down the Poison

Put Down the Poison [Verse 1] I’ve been holding onto words that cut me deep Playing them again when I can’t sleep Every memory is like a heavy chain Telling me I’ve got a right to pain I kept thinking I was standing strong But I’ve been carrying this far too long Every breath feels harder than before While I’m fighting what I can’t restore [Pre-Chorus] I see now what it’s doing to me This weight is not what I need [Chorus] I won’t drink the poison anymore Hoping it will hurt you like before All it ever did was pull me down Turn my sky into a stormy cloud I choose peace over all this pain I let go, I break the chain I’m done fighting battles in my mind I’m choosing myself this time [Verse 2] I was building walls around my heart Thinking that would keep me safe and smart But every brick just blocked the light Left me alone inside the fight I don’t have to carry what you did I don’t have to live the way I lived There’s a freedom waiting on the other side If I just let go and leave it behind [Pre-Chorus] I feel it starting to release There’s power in choosing peace [Chorus] I won’t drink the poison anymore Hoping it will hurt you like before All it ever did was pull me down Turn my sky into a stormy cloud I choose peace over all this pain I let go, I break the chain I’m done fighting battles in my mind I’m choosing myself this time [Bridge] Let it fall, let it fade All the anger I once made I don’t need it to survive I just need to feel alive Forgiveness is my way out It’s my strength, there’s no doubt I’m not trapped in yesterday I am free, I walk away [Final Chorus] I won’t drink the poison anymore I’ve found something better worth fighting for Every breath feels lighter now I can finally see somehow There’s a life beyond the pain Sunlight breaking through the rain I’m done living in the past I am free at last [Outro] I put down the poison in my hands Now I finally understand Peace was waiting all this time When I chose to free my mind