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[Intro: Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Weeping Lap Steel & Soft Foot Stomps]
(Mmm, yeah...)
(I resigned today from running a world I never made...)
(Sitting at this wooden table with an open page...)
(Listen close now)
[Verse 1: Close-Mic, Raw Alto Folk Delivery over Fingerpicked Guitar]
I mapped out territories that never had my name on the stone
Thinking if I managed every flame, I'd keep burning from my home
But a mother cannot walk her son's dark road or buy his sight
He's gotta meet his hurts and habits till he stumbles in the light
I step down from trying to steer his every single move
My boundary starts right here inside my skin, finding my own groove
Not in vape smoke breathed to dull the heavy, pounding noise
Not in the empty plate I leave while feeding my three boys
Not in the cracked latch for someone who destroys the peace
Me and my house will serve the Lord, and let false addictions cease!
(Let addictions cease, yeah...)
[Pre-Chorus: Rhythmic Foot Stomps, Soft Claps & Lap Steel Swell]
I balance every ledger when I'm working on the floor!
Armor of competence on the clock, filing details at the door!
So no one sees the living room, the piles, or unopened debt!
Managing the world so I don't face my own regret!
(Stepping off the throne...)
[Beat Drop: Raw Roots Folk Chorus Drop, Upright Bass & Strumming Guitar]
[Chorus: Honest Folk Belt & Full Layered Harmonies]
I resigned today from being general manager of this earth!
Stepping off the throne, relinquishing control to find my worth!
I admit the fatigue, frustration of the anxious race!
No longer starving on a false altar just to buy His grace!
Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of light!
Jesus took the shame I carried and made my spirit bright!
Yeah, my hands are open wide, no more white-knuckling the wheel!
This is where recovery begins and where my soul can heal!
(Finally heal, hallelujah!)
[Post-Chorus: Soulful Folk Scats & Acoustic Runs]
(Ooh-yeah, laying down heavy keys...)
(Finding my strength upon my knees...)
(Yeah, yeah, stepping off the throne...)
[Verse 2: Snappy, Rhythmic Folk Pocket Flow & Lap Steel]
My middle boy stands tall, throwing bitter words that cut deep
Wondering where I lost him while putting out his brother's fires in my sleep
Holding youngest close just to prove I hadn't failed all three
While panic and depression made me starve the body God gave to me
Trading cigarettes for weed, moving to delta and plastic gray
Breathed artificial clouds just to make it through another day
I shuttered windows so nobody saw sad eyes behind the smile
Running from confrontation, wrapping silence like armor for a while
I was flying in school until financial strain closed in tight
Froze on the couch in panic, shrinking into quiet night!
(Shrinking in the night, Lord...)
[Pre-Chorus: Rhythmic Foot Stomps, Soft Claps & Lap Steel Swell]
I balance every ledger when I'm working on the floor!
Armor of competence on the clock, filing details at the door!
(Stepping off the throne...)
[Chorus: Honest Folk Belt & Full Layered Harmonies]
I resigned today from being general manager of this earth!
Stepping off the throne, relinquishing control to find my worth!
I admit the fatigue, frustration of the anxious race!
No longer starving on a false altar just to buy His grace!
Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of light!
Jesus took the shame I carried and made my spirit bright!
[Verse 3: Deep, Intimate Spoken-Word Breakdown over Quiet Acoustic Guitar]
I lay down the ledger of my past, courtroom doors at eight years old
Neglect, cold adoptive standards, betrayals leaving my spirit cold
The husband who cheated, abuse, seven years of uncommitted shade
Coerced into abortion, left bleeding while hollow promises frayed
He called me crazy and ghosted me, but God brought me in the sun
I am not crazy, I am a daughter of the King, my victory is won
I drop the vape, I drop the mask, I leave old blames behind
And let the Holy Spirit restore my heart, spirit, and mind!
(Restore my mind, amen...)
[Bridge: High-Intensity Folk Climax & Weeping Lap Steel]
(Let the lap steel cry! Let the foot stomps shake!)
[Full Choir Harmonies] (Stepping off the throne! Watch living water flow!)
[Soaring Folk Stacks] (Glory to the Lord, taking back my peace!)
I am standing in His power, wielding Truth as my sword!
[Chorus: Maximum Energy Climax - Powerhouse Belt]
[Chorus]
[Outro: Fingerpicked guitar decays into soft room acoustics]
(Dry vocal, completely raw, whispering close to the mic)
Stepping off the throne.
Hands open wide.
Choice Number One.
My healing begins today.
(A single soft guitar pluck cuts the track off)
[Cold Stop]
[End]
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