Love, Avery

[00:00.68] I got your letter
[00:03.76] So I figured it's time that I write back
[00:07.86] I learned a lot the night that we first met
[00:10.67] I learned that nothing heals if nothing hurts
[00:13.46] I learned this standing on cold wood floors
[00:15.76] With bright lights on my face
[00:17.33] Wearing clothes I'm not all that comfortable in, but I act like I am
[00:22.19] And I'm putting on a face, and the door is open, and the room is full
[00:26.83] And everyone is welcome, all kinds of people, all kinds of pain
[00:31.15] All kinds of excitement and joy
[00:34.14] And my heart is heavy, and my shoulders hang low
[00:36.79] And I look up, and through everyone, I see you
[00:40.23] And your heart is heavy, and your shoulders hang low too
[00:43.42] And we don't have to talk about it because we understand why
[00:47.44] Here you showed me that I'm not alone
[00:49.80] Here you showed me that nothing kills like anger
[00:53.08] Nothing hurts like grief
[00:54.58] Nothing robs you like being numb
[00:56.83] Nothing lies like shame
[00:58.24] Nothing heals like a song
[01:00.12] And no one sings like you when you're trying to let me know
[01:02.92] And nobody writes like you when you're trying to let it go
[01:07.20] I want you to know that I think of you
[01:10.31] And I ask God why He would let someone like you
[01:12.74] Go through the things that you do
[01:15.57] And then I remember what you taught me
[01:17.46] Standing on that stage and reading every page
[01:21.83] That nothing heals if nothing hurts
[01:26.43] It has been the greatest honor
[01:27.89] And the most fulfilling purpose of my life
[01:29.50] To share this with you
[01:31.90] "Let Go Letters" is just as much yours as it is mine
[01:35.24] It is just as much weak as it is strong
[01:37.37] It is just as honest as you have been with me
[01:40.77] And it heals just as much as we have hurt
[01:44.19] There's no better place to feel than in a room like this
[01:47.53] Thank you for showing up and for having the courage to let it go
[01:52.18] You've inspired me to do the same, and
[01:54.88] I hope that these songs bring you peace and understanding
[02:02.07] You've been writing to me for four years now, so
[02:06.44] I guess this is my letter back to you
[02:09.63] Love, Avery
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