Lyrics
[verse]
I got a lot of things I never got to say
Kept 'em bottled up and buried for a rainy day
Growing up was harder than the world will ever know
Moved a dozen times before I turned twelve years old
Never had the steady hand I needed as a kid
Learned to raise myself for half the things I did
I ain't looking for your pity, I ain't looking for the blame
I'm just finally saying the words I couldn't say
Every empty promise, every broken plan
Every time I needed you and you didn't understand
I carried all of it in silence for so many years
Now I'm laying down the weight, now I'm facing all the fears
[chorus]
This is me cleaning out the closet of my mind
Letting go of everything I left so far behind
I ain't angry anymore, I just needed you to know
Sometimes you gotta open up before you let it go
[verse]
I used to write it down just to keep myself alive
Every notebook page became the way that I'd survive
Nobody taught me how to trust, so I taught myself
Built my armor out of words and put it on the shelf
I don't hate the past, I just needed to release it
Needed to acknowledge it before I could believe it
Now I'm standing taller, now I'm finally free
This the only way I know to finally just be me
[chorus]
This is me cleaning out the closet of my mind
Letting go of everything I left so far behind
I ain't angry anymore, I just needed you to know
Sometimes you gotta open up before you let it go
[bridge]
To anyone who's carrying a story like my own
Know that you can heal, know you're not alone
Sometimes the hardest thing you'll ever do
Is speak the truth so you can finally break through
[chorus]
This is me cleaning out the closet of my mind
Letting go of everything I left so far behind
I ain't angry anymore, I just needed you to know
Sometimes you gotta open up before you let it go
