Grief

When grief come knocking, don't lock the door Let her in, let her paint your memories

Let her sing your story, this is outlaw prophecy

Grief came knocking at twoam, wouldn't let me sleep, wouldn't let me pretend

That everything was fine, that I could just move on

Forget what I lost, forget they were gone

I tried to ignore, turned up the TV

Buried myself in work so I wouldn't have to see

The truth that was pounding at my door

That love doesn't die when the person's no more

It turns into grief, concentrated pain

Love with no outlet, tears like rain

Building up pressure till something gives

But I kept it locked inside, that's how I live

Streets taught me real men don't cry

But that's the lie that keeps us dying inside

Grief came knocking, I kept running away

Till I realized avoidance only makes you pay

Ecclesiastes says there's a time to mourn

Can't skip the tears, can't bypass what you're going through

So after months of fighting, I opened the door

Said come and grieve, teach me what you came for

Let grief in, don't turn her away

She's come to remind you of better days

Let her paint your memories in slow motion

Let her sing your story like the ocean

Deep and wide, let her be your guide

She'll teach you gratitude while you cry

Let her cleanse you, let her speak

Then send her on her way in sleep in peace

Let grief in

Grief sat down, said let me show you what you lost

I said I know what's gone, I'm counting the cost

She said you know the facts but not the feeling

And feeling is the path that leads to healing

So she painted pictures of the way they smile

The way they laugh, the way they call my name

Those inside jokes, they won't be funny again

In tears I'd held for months, felt like rain

Faster and harder till I couldn't see

Ugly crying, breaking down, finally free

To feel what I needed to feel

Grief wasn't the enemy, she came to heal

She showed me memories in HD

Played their laughter and surround sound for me

And yeah, it hurts to remember what's gone

But it felt good to know the love was that strong

Matthew 5, 4, blessed are those who mourn

Cause comfort comes after the storm

Grief sang my story with a cello's cry

Deep notes of sorrow, high notes reaching the sky

Let grief in

Don't turn her away, she's come to remind you of better days

Let her paint your memories in slow motion

Let her sing your story like the ocean

Deep and wide, let her be your guide

She'll teach you gratitude while you cry

Let her cleanse you, let her speak

And send her on her way in sleep in peace

Let grief in

Then grief taught me something I needed to know

Said stop focusing on absence, let the presence show

Of those who are still here

Stop neglecting the living while you're drowning in loss

Missing the giving

She taught me grief comes in waves, not floods

That every tear I cry is an act of love

That grief is just love, shadow proof of what was real

One Thessalonian's foregriever would hope you could feel

The way it started, lived and not gone

But life, grief didn't work

Now I sleep through the night

She doesn't stay forever, she comes and she goes

In seasons and waves

And now I know to let her in when she knocks at my door

To listen, to learn, to feel and then more

To thank her for teaching me how to heal

Then walk her out knowing love is still real

Let grief in

Don't turn her away, she's come to remind you of better days

Let her paint your memories in slow motion

Let her sing your story like the ocean

Deep and wide, let her be your guide

She'll teach you gratitude while you cry

Let her cleanse you, let her speak

Then send her on her way in sleep in peace

Let grief in

To everyone who lost a one day love

Let grief in

She's a gift from above

Not your enemy

She's your teacher tonight

Open the door

Let her make it right

This is outlaw prophecy

Outlaw prophecy

Grief in

Let grief in

Grief in