[Pre-Intro]
You don't need permission to rest
You don't need permission to rest...
[Verse]
Exhaustion is not a test,
The blessing is in doing less
Sis, I see youuu...
I feel your heaviness,
You don't need permission to slow down.
Slow down....adjust your crown and go lay down..
[Chorus]
You don't need permission to rest
You don't need permission to rest.....
The world can wait....
[Verse]
Pour the tea, let the phone just ring...
You spent your whole life carrying everything..
The world won't tilt if you let it go......
[Chorus]
You don't need permission to rest
You don't need permission to rest....
They....can....wait..... (They can wait)
[Verse]
Blessings manifest when the peace is slow
You've been the anchor...
You've been the light.....(Yes you have)..
But you deserve a peaceful night
Unclench your jaw, let your spirit breathe
You have nothing left to prove or achieve....
[Bridge]
Sis, untie the cape, step out of the storm
Into a space that is Quiet and warm..
It's a quiet luxury to just be....
No expectation,
Entirely freeeee.....
(Yeah entirely free)....
[Outro][vamp]
Just lay it down
No guilt....no explanation...
Your peace is your power
The world can wait......(Even them kids)
It really can...
[Adlib] just rest sis.....adjust that crown....and rest.....
You don't need permission to rest.....
No sis I'm telling you just rest...