Let Me Be Tired

Verse 1]

Don’t tell me I’m strong right now,

I’ve heard it all before.

Sometimes I just wanna fall

Right down to the floor.

No more holding it together,

No more whispering "I’m fine"

Just need someone to listen,

Not remind me how I shine.

Let the silence wrap around me,

Let the tears just freely fall…

I’m not breaking for attention,

I’m just tired, that’s all.

Let me be tired, let me be small,

Let me not carry the weight of it all.

Don’t need your praise, don’t need a crown,

Just let me breathe and let me drown

In a moment where I don’t have to fight,

Where it’s okay not to be alright.

Let me be tired…

Just for tonight.

I’ve been the light in so many storms,

But my flame is running low.

I’ve walked through fire with quiet grace,

But now I need to let it go.

I don’t want a pep talk or a plan,

I just need a quiet hand

Someone who sees me, not the mask,

Who holds me without asking me to stand.

I’m not giving up forever,

I just need a place to fall…

Even warriors need a whisper,

When they’re tired of standing tall.

Let me be tired, let me be small,

Let me not carry the weight of it all.

Don’t need your praise, don’t need a crown,

Just let me breathe and let me drown —

In a moment where I don’t have to fight,

Where it’s okay not to be alright.

Let me be tired…

Just for tonight.

[Bridge] (softly spoken or sung)

I’ll rise again, I always do,

But right now… I just need you

To hold the space,

No words, no light,

Just let me be tired…

Tonight.

Let me be tired, let me be still,

Let me feel what I need to feel.

No saving grace, no guiding star,

Just let me be exactly where we are.

In the quiet where I don’t have to fight,

Where it’s okay not to be alright.

Let me be tired…

Just for tonight.