Never Let You Go
The Ambers Featuring Ralph Mathis Lyrics

I used to be free
I was once unburdened by this weight

I want to be free again
I desire to be unburdened once more

But I shut the door
I closed off any hope of escape

And I wonder how long it's been
I question how long I've been trapped in this cycle

I've not let you stand
I've kept you down and oppressed

I stood in your light
I obscured your potential and happiness

And I've guilty hands
I bear responsibility for your suffering

And you don't know why
You don't understand my motivations

Till I let you go
Until I relinquish my hold on you

I let you go
I release you from my grasp

I let you go from the place
I remove you from the oppressive environment

I've held you down below
I've been the cause of your confinement

Six feet under
A metaphorical grave, a place of confinement

And I tried to keep you there
I fought to prevent your liberation

Oh with my pride and my selfishness
My arrogance and self-centeredness caused this harm

I was the one dyin' inside
My own guilt and regret were consuming me

I clipped your wings
I limited your potential and power

I clipped my own
I also harmed myself by limiting your freedom

We both sit quietly
Both of us are trapped and oppressed

In the darkness
Metaphorically, we are in a hopeless, oppressive situation

Of an unforgiving hope
Our hope is futile and unfulfilled

Until I come to terms
Until I accept responsibility and make amends

With the cage that I put you in
With the oppressive environment I created for you

I'll never be free
I will always be trapped by guilt and regret

Or say "You're forgiven", no
I cannot ask for forgiveness until I make things right

Oh with my pride and my selfishness
My own shortcomings are the root of this problem

I was the one dyin' inside
My own guilt and regret were consuming me