Girl, Just Breathe

Aye, come here for a second

I can see it on your face

You've been tryna thug it out all day

Heart heavy, mind racing, tryna hold back them tears like crying makes you weak

I feel you

But sis

You ain't gotta be a soldier every damn minute

You ain't gotta push through everything by yourself

You ain't gotta sit in silence like nobody cares

I see you, for real

And before you break down in the bathroom, the car, the kitchen floor

Wherever you always fall apart alone

Let me tell you something you keep forgetting

Girl…just breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe

Just breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe

Just breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe

Look…you been carrying the whole hood

Your family, your job, your kids, your mama's stress, your man's mess

And you still tryna smile through it

But inside, you tired, I mean soul tired

Yeah, I know

You ain't slept good, you ain't ate right

Your phone stay blowing up with people who only call when they need something

And you still think taking a breath is doing too much

Nah, come here, breathe with me, slow

Just breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe

Just breathe… breathe…

Just breathe… breathe… breathe… breathe…breathe

Just breathe

Life been swinging at you, just breathe

Just breathe, you been carrying too much, just breathe

Just breathe, let that weight fall off, just breathe

Just breathe, yeah, breathe, let it go, ohh girl, just breathe

You ain't gotta prove nothing girl, just breathe

You ain't gotta hold the world girl, just breathe

Bring it back to you

I know what it's like to have your heart beating out your chest 'cause you tryna stay strong

when everything inside you is screaming, I can't

I know that panic, that pressure, that hold it together face you put on even when you breaking, you not alone, I swear

Right now, I need you to let go of that tough-girl act

It's killing you, in slow motion