Lyrics
I wake up tired though I slept all night
A heavy feeling in the morning light
I tell my friends that I am doing fine
But there is a tension hiding in my spine
I try to logic all the panic away
But my hands are shaking at the end of the day
I am carrying an invisible load
Just trying to stay on the road
We build these walls to keep the world outside
Find a quiet corner where the hurt can hide
But I read the words that finally broke the spell
And pulled me out of my invisible cell
As long as you keep secrets and suppress information
You are fundamentally at war with yourself
I am tired of living on this lower shelf
Pretending I am healed when I need a transformation
Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past
It is the imprint left on mind brain and body that was built to last
But we do not have to live inside the cage
It is time to turn the page
The body keeps the score but the game can change
We are stepping out of the familiar and the strange
I am letting go of the weight in my chest
Giving the ghosts of the past a rest
Being able to feel safe is what we are fighting for
The light is flooding in through the open door
We are taking back the power we possessed
The body keeps the score but we passed the test
I used to freeze when the shadows fell
Trapped inside a silent and invisible shell
But now I breathe deeply and I feel the ground
I am making peace with the lost and found
Learning how to inhabit my own skin
That is where the real revolutions begin
To know what you know and feel what you feel
That is the only way the broken can heal
We are rewriting the rhythm we are finding the beat
We are standing our ground on our own two feet
The trauma is a chapter but it is not the whole book
Just open your eyes and take a real look
We are safe with each other now
We are making a brand new vow
The body keeps the score but the game can change
We are stepping out of the familiar and the strange
I am letting go of the weight in my chest
Giving the ghosts of the past a rest
Being able to feel safe is what we are fighting for
The light is flooding in through the open door
We are taking back the power we possessed
The body keeps the score but we passed the test
I am safe right here
I am safe right now
We are wiping the sweat from our heavy brow
The body remembers but the spirit flies
Watch the new sun rise
Watch the new sun rise