Collab with my boy Black Atlas. https://suno.com/@c_oneal_sanders [Intro] (Anya) You know... I used to think being strong... Meant carrying everybody. Turns out... Some people never planned to walk. [Hook] (Anya) Dead weight... I can't carry you anymore Dead weight... Love don't mean I lose myself for yours Cut the rope Set it free If it falls... It was never mine to keep Dead weight... Every burden left a mark (Black Atlas) Dead weight... (Anya) Now I'm listening to my heart If you're staying... Walk beside me Don't live on my back [Verse 1] (Black Atlas) Everybody wants a hero when the world's on fire Funny how they're quiet when it's time to climb higher Spent years thinking sacrifice had no end Giving every piece away again and again Some called it kindness Some called it grace Some just got comfortable taking my place Every smile ain't honest Every promise ain't true Some only love the version that keeps carrying you I wore everybody's worries like another suit of armor Thinking if I held enough maybe life would hurt them softer But you can't save somebody Who won't save themselves You just end up breaking pieces Trying to be someone else [Hook] (Anya) Dead weight... I can't carry you anymore (Black Atlas) Dead weight... (Anya) Love don't mean I lose myself for yours Cut the rope Set it free If it falls... It was never mine to keep [Verse 2] (Black Atlas) Dear younger me... You don't have to earn your place You don't have to bleed Just to prove your faith Stop apologizing For taking up the room Stop believing every battle Has to belong to you You're allowed to rest You're allowed to breathe You're allowed to say (Anya) "This one's not on me." (Black Atlas) The people worth keeping Will walk at your side Not wait for your shoulders To carry their lives [Bridge] (Anya) I thought love meant... Never letting go. Now I know... Love also means... Knowing when to let someone Stand on their own. [Final Verse] (Black Atlas) Some roads end And that's okay Some people leave And that's their choice Some dreams change Some hearts don't You can't force hope Into someone else's voice (Anya) I forgive you But I won't disappear Just to make your life easier I wasn't called To carry your excuses I was called To carry the light [Final Hook] (Anya) Dead weight... The rope finally broke Dead weight... Now I'm finally afloat If you love me... Walk with me If not... I still wish you peace (Black Atlas) Dead weight... (Anya) I finally understand The strongest thing I ever lifted... Was the weight I put back in your hands [Outro] (Black Atlas) The world was never too heavy... I just forgot... Not every burden... Was mine.
