I Learned Emotional Literacy - Judeo
Had to take myself out of fear
What it mean, what it call
Used to find my own reflection
Brush it off, say I'm finding on rest
Turn the phone on mute when it's stress
Tell them I'm good but I'm breathless
Penthouse view still hurting my chest
New chains, same weight on my neck
All these shine on a pile of regret
Didn't know the name for the ache I kept
Scrolling through the past, I was distant
Laugh through the pain, say it's different
Every loss I just add more vision
Never said I'm scared, just I'm busy
Had to sit in the dark to listen
Little boy in my heart kept twitching
He was crying out loud, I was missing
Now I write what I feel, it's my distance
I learned emotional literacy
Put a language to the little kid in me
Now the tears are holding no weight to me
Yeah, I finally read what's swimming deep in me
I learned emotional literacy
Say I'm hurt, say I'm mad, say it clear to me
I ain't running from no waves when they hit me
I just breathe, let them move through the real in me
Told my brother I've been jealous
He said,"Bro, you human, express it"
Told my girl I get small when you extra
She said,"Talk to me, I ain't guessing"
Therapy is ask what you feel when you stuck
Only words that I knew was up or off
New vocab when my pride went bust
Lonely, bitter, shame and trust
Now I feel fear in my ribcage thumping
Name it out loud to lose some
Give them my gut, I don't stuff it
I can say I'm wrong, that's comfort
Text my mom, I miss how you held me
Voice note pop, she say,"Baby, just tell me"
Now the boy in my heart feel healthy
He ain't hid in the dark, he help me
Anger is a shield for the sadness
Sadness is a sign of the damage
Jealousy a bruise from the lacking
Lonely is a room that need access
I can feel it
I can name it
I can hold it
I ain't shamed by it
I can feel you
I can name you
I can love you
While I face you
I learned emotional literacy
Put a language to the little kid in me
Now the tears are holding no weight to me
Yeah, I finally read what's swimming deep in me
I learned emotional literacy
Say I'm hurt, say I'm mad, say it clear to me
I ain't running from no waves when they hit me
I just breathe, let them move through the real in me
