Sweet Leaf (Light it Up)

(Intro) Yeah... The leaf caught the light. Now it's time to give it back. Not in words. In smoke. In breath. In relief. Light it up. (Vers 1) The sweet leaf in my hand, the lighter at the tip A slow pull, a deep breath, a gentle grip Not the grip of the anxious, the grip of the grateful The smoke fills my lungs, and the world gets peaceful The pain that was heavy, the weight that was mine Lifts with the smoke, fades with the sign Of the ash that falls, of the ember that glows The sweet leaf — that's how it goes Every hit a letting go, every exhale a prayer The sweet leaf knows the weight that I wear It doesn't judge, it doesn't preach, it just receives And in the smoke, my spirit weaves (Pre-chorus) Sweet leaf , sweet leaf release The smoke is the sermon, the smoke is the peace Sweet leaf , sweet leaf rise The medicine lives in the smoke that flies (Chorus) SWEET LEAF, I BREATHE YOU IN THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD GETS THIN, GETS THIN THE SMOKE IS THE THERAPY, THE FIRE IS THE FRIEND SWEET LEAF — I'M WHOLE AGAIN SWEET LEAF, YOU KNOW MY NAME THE STRUGGLE, THE STRESS, THE SHAME, THE SAME ALL OF IT LIFTS WITH THE SMOKE THAT CLIMBS SWEET LEAF — I'M HEALING THE MIND (Vers 2) I remember the nights I couldn't sleep The thoughts that ran, the dark, the deep The sweet leaf came like a quiet hand Saying "breathe, you're safe, you can stand" Not a running from, a sitting with The pain becomes smoke, the smoke becomes gift I learned to feel without being swallowed The sweet leaf — the hollow is hallowed The lungs are the altar, the breath is the chant The sweet leaf gives what the system can't A moment of peace, a break from the race A slow exhale that puts everything in its place (Pre-chorus) Sweet leaf, sweet leaf rest The smoke knows how to pass the test Sweet leaf, sweet leaf slow The medicine teaches what the silence knows (Chorus) SWEET LEAF , I BREATHE YOU IN THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD GETS THIN, GETS THIN THE SMOKE IS THE THERAPY, THE FIRE IS THE FRIEND SWEET LEAF — I'M WHOLE AGAIN SWEET LEAF, YOU KNOW MY NAME THE STRUGGLE, THE STRESS, THE SHAME, THE SAME ALL OF IT LIFTS WITH THE SMOKE THAT CLIMBS SWEET LEAF — I'M HEALING THE MIND (Bridge — The Ritual of the Smoke) The joint is a prayer rolled slow and tight The flame is the wisdom, the smoke is the light Not the light of the blinding, the light of the soft The sweet leaf — I take it aloft The ash is the past, falling away The ember is the present, here to stay The smoke is the future, rising to meet The spirit that lives in the sweet leaf I sit in the silence, the smoke in the air The sweet leaf don't ask for my pain to be rare It just takes it, receives it, transforms it to cloud The sweet leaf — I'm finally allowed To rest. To breathe. To let go of the rope. The sweet leaf relief is the medicine hope. (Vers 3) So I puff for the ones who can't puff yet For the ones who are struggling, for the ones who forget That the body is a temple, the lungs are the door The sweet leaf is the peace we're all looking for Not escape, not hiding, just coming home To the self that was buried under the stone The sweet leaf digs it out with gentle smoke The sweet leaf — it ain't no joke It's medicine, it's mother, it's ancient green The sweetest relief I've ever seen So I'll light it again when the weight gets tall The sweet leaf — I owe it my all (Final Chorus — Soft, grateful, triumphant) SWEET LEAF , I BREATHE YOU IN THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD GETS THIN, GETS THIN THE SMOKE IS THE THERAPY, THE FIRE IS THE FRIEND SWEET LEAF — I'M WHOLE AGAIN SWEET LEAF, I BOW MY HEAD THE SMOKE TAKES THE WORDS I NEVER SAID ALL OF IT LIFTS, ALL OF IT FLIES SWEET LEAF — I OPEN MY EYES SWEET LEAF ! SWEET LEAF ! THE SMOKE IS THE HEALING, THE SMOKE IS THE LEAF SWEET LEAF — I BELIEVE SWEET LEAF — I CAN BREATHE (Outro) Yeah... The sweet leaf don't ask for much. Just a moment. Just a breath. Just trust. Light it. Inhale. Let it go. The relief was always there. The plant just helped you remember. Spinnereye. Sweet leaf memory. Breathe slow. Let go.