## Metadata
**Caption:** R&B, gospel-tinged, introspective, soulful, female vocal
**BPM:** 107
**Duration:** 185.0s
**Key:** E♭ major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Grew up singing in the choir with my hands up high
Told to keep it buttoned, told to never let it fly
But the same God who made the rhythm made me move
Made this body, made this joy, gave me something to prove

[chorus]
Let the church girl breathe a little, let her feel the beat
Let her shake the weight of every rule she couldn't meet
I've been holy in my sorrow, let me be holy in my joy
Church girl dancing free, ain't nobody's toy
Church girl, church girl, finally set free
Church girl, church girl, this is ministry

[verse]
Carried every burden that they placed upon my back
Carried every whisper, every judgment, every crack
But grace was never supposed to feel this tight
So I'm loosening the grip and dancing into the light

[chorus]
Let the church girl breathe a little, let her feel the beat
Let her shake the weight of every rule she couldn't meet
I've been holy in my sorrow, let me be holy in my joy
Church girl dancing free, ain't nobody's toy
Church girl, church girl, finally set free
Church girl, church girl, this is ministry

[bridge]
I forgive the girl who couldn't speak her mind
I forgive the years I spent afraid to unwind
Now every step I take is a hymn of my own
Finally dancing all the way back home

[chorus]
Let the church girl breathe a little, let her feel the beat
Let her shake the weight of every rule she couldn't meet
I've been holy in my sorrow, let me be holy in my joy
Church girl dancing free, ain't nobody's toy
Church girl, church girl, finally set free
Church girl, church girl, this is ministry