[Intro]
Take a breath, stay with me
You don’t have to hide tonight
[Verse 1]
My chest gets tight by the kitchen sink
Counting every breath, forgetting how to think
Phone face down, but the room keeps spinning
Telling myself I’m fine while the lie keeps winning
There’s a list on the table, bills by the door
A hundred little reasons I can’t take one more
But your name in my contacts feels like a hand
So I press call before I lose where I am
[Pre-Chorus]
You say, “Put both feet on the floor
Name five things that you can see”
I say, “I’m sorry, I’m a mess”
You say, “You’re safe with me”
[Chorus]
When the panic comes knocking, we’ll answer together
When your heart feels hollow, I’ll hold you through the weather
You are loved, you are loved, even here, even now
No battle makes you lesser, no tears take your crown
If you can’t find a reason, borrow mine for tonight
We’ll keep a little mercy burning till you find your light
You are loved, you are loved, let it settle in your bones
You don’t have to fight alone
[Verse 2]
Some mornings I wake up already defeated
Smile at the mirror like a role I’ve repeated
Coffee turns cold, I stare through the steam
Trying to remember what a future should mean
Every day’s a small war nobody can see
I shake hands with the fear, then it follows me
I carry that emptiness under my shirt
Still show up to work, still pretend it doesn’t hurt
Then my friends pull up with groceries and jokes
No grand speech, just a door that stays open
One leaves a note by the edge of my bed
“Eat something, drink water, call me instead”
[Pre-Chorus]
They don’t promise the pain will disappear
They just make the room less cold
They sit beside the parts I fear
Till I remember I’m not alone
[Chorus]
When the panic comes knocking, we’ll answer together
When your heart feels hollow, I’ll hold you through the weather
You are loved, you are loved, even here, even now
No battle makes you lesser, no tears take your crown
If you can’t find a reason, borrow mine for tonight
We’ll keep a little mercy burning till you find your light
You are loved, you are loved, let it settle in your bones
You don’t have to fight alone
[Rap Verse]
Look, I know that the mind can turn a hallway to a maze
Make a minute feel a month, make a smile feel like a stage
I’ve been bargaining with sleep, negotiating with the dawn
Trying to mute every thought that keeps the quiet carrying on
But I learned strength ain’t silence, it’s admitting when you’re low
It’s a text that says “I need you,” it’s a door you let them know
It’s a friend who doesn’t fix you, doesn’t rush you to be brave
Just reminds you that your name still belongs among the saved
And if you’re listening right now with your hands around your knees
You are more than what the darkness has convinced you you should be
Take the next small step, not the whole road in your sight
Drink the water, make the call, stay with us tonight
[Choir Response]
You are loved — even when you cannot feel it
You are loved — even when your hope is hidden
You are loved — every breath is an invitation
You are loved — you belong to this congregation
[Bridge]
No shame in needing shelter
No shame in saying, “Help me”
The cracked places let the kindness in
The arms around us make us steady
[Choir]
Stay, stay, stay
You are held today
Stay, stay, stay
You are held today
[Final Chorus]
When the panic comes knocking, we’ll answer together
When your heart feels hollow, I’ll hold you through the weather
You are loved, you are loved, let the whole room say it loud
You are more than your worst moment, you are still allowed
If you can’t find a reason, borrow ours for tonight
We’ll keep a little mercy burning till you find your light
You are loved, you are loved, let it settle in your bones
You don’t have to fight alone
[Outro]
Call your friend, leave the porch light on
Take one breath, then another one
Tomorrow doesn’t need you perfect or strong
Just here, just here, still moving on
You are loved
You are loved
You don’t have to fight alone