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Carry it Now
Lyrics from
Red Dirt to Redemption
— a cinematic southern gothic memoir album by Clint Wilson.
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[Verse 1]
Woke up breathin’, didn’t feel alive
Still don’t know the reason why
Same face starin’ back at me
But I ain’t who I used to be
Quiet halls and fluorescent light
Too much truth, nowhere to hide
Every thought just circles back
To everything I can’t take back
[Pre-Chorus]
No more runnin’, no escape
I see it all… I feel the weight
[Chorus]
I gotta live with everything now
Every line I crossed somehow
Every night I can’t outrun
Every thing that I’ve become
Second chance don’t feel like grace
Feels like standin’ face to face
With the man I tried to drown
I gotta carry it now
[Verse 2]
Thinkin’ ‘bout that red dirt hill
All the words I never said still
Her voice echoes in my head
Every prayer I left unsaid
Thinkin’ ‘bout the ones I hurt
All the lies, the damage burned
Tryna figure who I am
With blood still on my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
No more lies to get me through
I see the past in everything I do
[Chorus]
I gotta live with everything now
Every line I crossed somehow
Every night I can’t outrun
Every thing that I’ve become
Second chance don’t feel like grace
Feels like standin’ face to face
With the man I tried to drown
I gotta carry it now
[Bridge]
If I’m still here… there’s a reason
Even if I don’t believe it
If there’s somethin’ left for me
I don’t know what that could be
[Final Chorus]
I gotta live with everything now
But I ain’t layin’ back down
Every breath I didn’t choose
Means I got somethin’ left to prove
Don’t feel strong, don’t feel found
Just still standin’ on this ground
One step forward, don’t know how…
But I’m carryin’ it now