Lay It Down
JANSON · FRIENDS FOES AND LOVERS · Out 3 December 2026
Carrying every failure like a stone, calling exhaustion devotion. Then a voice in the thunder: come to me, you weary. JANSON's first song of faith, about surrender and finally letting go.
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Credits
Artist: JANSON
Album: FRIENDS FOES AND LOVERS
Album release: 3 December 2026
Label: Fragmented Music
Lyrics
I've been carrying the morning
Like a stone beneath my skin
Trying hard to look unshaken
While the breaking settles in
I've been counting every failure
Every promise I could not keep
Building walls around the sorrow
Just to hide how tired I've been
I wore strength like an old coat
Till it barely kept me warm
I kept calling it devotion
When I was only scared and worn
There were prayers I couldn't finish
There were nights I couldn't sleep
But somewhere in the silence
You were reaching out to me
Then I heard You through the thunder
Not demanding I be strong
You said, "Come to Me, you weary"
"You have carried this too long"
Lay it down
Lay it down
Every burden, every crown
Lay it down
Lay it down
God, I'm tired of holding on
I don't need to know the answer
I just need to hear Your sound
Jesus, take this heart of mine
I will lay it down
(Lay it down)
(I will lay it down)
I thought faith meant never trembling
Never asking why or when
But You met me in my weakness
And You called me Yours again
Your yoke is not a prison
Your hands are not a chain
You teach this restless heart of mine
To breathe beneath the weight
Now the road is still uncertain
And the future's out of sight
But I don't have to fear the darkness
When I'm walking in Your light
Lay it down
Lay it down
Every burden, every crown
Lay it down
Lay it down
God, I'm tired of holding on
I don't need to know the answer
I just need to hear Your sound
Jesus, take this heart of mine
I will lay it down
(Lay it down)
(I will lay it down)
Father, I have tried to carry
What was never mine to bear
Now I bring You all my weakness
And I leave it with You there
If tomorrow brings its troubles
I will meet them on my knees
For the God who holds the heavens
Is the God who carries me
(You carry me)
(You carry me)
Lay it down
Lay it down
Every burden, every crown
Lay it down
Lay it down
God, I'm tired of holding on
I don't need to know the answer
I just need to hear Your sound
Jesus, take this heart of mine
I will lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down
At the feet of holy ground
Lay it down
Lay it down
I am safe within Your arms
(You carry me)
(I will lay it down)
(You carry me)
(I will lay it down)
Come to Me, the Savior whispers
And the weight begins to leave
I was never meant to carry
What Your mercy carries for me
(I will lay it down)
(I will lay it down)
