Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward

Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward is a song about release without obligation.
This track arrives after boundaries have been named and authority has returned to the body. It speaks to the moment when survival strategies, inherited burdens, and imposed responsibilities are no longer required—and can be set down without explanation, forgiveness, or ceremony.
 
Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward affirms that not everything endured must be integrated, redeemed, or brought into the future. Some weight was carried only because there was no other choice at the time. The song honors the right to stop holding what was never freely chosen.
The sound is spacious and unhurried, allowing stillness to do the work. There is no push toward healing, insight, or resolution. The power of the piece lies in its restraint and finality.
This song is for those who lived in constant readiness and are learning how to move forward unarmed. For bodies that no longer need to brace, justify, or prepare for what has already passed.
 
Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward is not about forgetting.
It is about discernment.
A quiet declaration that the present is allowed to move with less.