I’m cleaning out my heart
I’m throwing out this filing cabinet
The only thing it does
Is help me continue my bad habit

Should someone offend me
I find myself walking down the hall
And opening their folder
I insert another page, then read them all

But Lord, You have shown me and I have decided:

I need to live free
I gotta live free
I’m gonna live free
Darkness will not have any part of me

I’m clearing out my mind
I’m chasing out these pattern-skating thoughts
Up until today
This is a battle that has not been fought

No, I just let them speak
These circling hurts, and worries and doubts
Making the matter worse
They feed my frustration and wear me out

But Lord, You have shown me and I have decided:

I need to live free
I gotta live free
I’m gonna live free
Darkness will not have any part of me

And Lord, I know that I can’t pour out to others
With all of this stopping up my well

I need to live free
I gotta live free
I’m gonna live free
Darkness will not have any part of me