Lyrics
[Soft Felt Piano Intro]
a red balloon tugged at my fist
the wind was ready to receive.
[Verse 1]
I loosened fingers I'd clenched tight, I remember.
the string slipped free without a scream, still and tender.
the sky accepted what I gave, a quiet ember.
the river took the weight downstream, now or never.
[Pre-Chorus]
the grip that tired my whole arm eased, pulling me under.
every release a kind of care, I'm not done, I'm not done.
[Chorus]
letting go was love too.
the open hand still knows its worth, holding the sound.
what I freed now flies toward peace, spinning me round.
letting go was love too.
[Verse 2]
the wind was ready to receive, different weather.
the string slipped free without a scream, we're still together.
the river took the weight downstream, light as a feather.
I loosened fingers I'd clenched tight, now or never.
[Chorus]
letting go was love too.
the open hand still knows its worth, holding the sound.
what I freed now flies toward peace, spinning me round.
letting go was love too.
[Bridge]
Oh, I loosened fingers I'd clenched tight, let it mend, let it mend.
the river took the weight downstream, now I'm safe, now I'm safe.
the grip that tired my whole arm — I am whole, I am whole.
[Chorus]
letting go was love too.
the open hand still knows its worth, holding the sound.
what I freed now flies toward peace, spinning me round.
letting go was love too.
[Outro]
a red balloon tugged at my fist...
letting go was love too.
[Fade Out]
[End]