Lyrics
Verse 1: Chandler Moore
I won't pretend
I'll say what I'm feeling
I'm overwhelmed
Emotions are raging
Chorus: Chandler Moore & Maverick City Music
It's okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To not be okay (Mm, mm, mm)
I won't try to hide (Mm, mm, mm)
Love leaves room for me to say (Mm, mm, mm)
I'm not okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To every fear, every lie (Mm, mm, mm)
I know love leaves room for me (Mm, mm, mm)
You leave room for me, oh
You leave room for me
Verse 2: Chandler Moore
My flesh is weak, yes, it is
My heart, it is aching
So please, Lord, my God
Lord, never forsake me
Chorus: Chandler Moore & Maverick City Music
And it's okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To not be okay (Mm, mm, mm)
I won't try to hide (Mm, mm, mm)
'Cause love leaves room for me to say (Mm, mm, mm)
That I'm not okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To every fear, every lie (Mm, mm, mm)
I know love leaves room for me (Mm, mm, mm)
Bridge: Chandler Moore & Maverick City Music
To cry
I'ma let it out, yeah
Ain't no shame in letting go, oh
I'ma let it go now (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And I'm gonna scream
I'ma make it loud, yeah
Ain't no shame in letting go
So I'ma let it go now (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And I'm gonna cry
And I'ma let it out
Ain't no shame in letting go
So I'ma let it go now (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And I'm gonna scream
I'ma make it loud
Ain't no shame in letting go, hey
So I'ma let it go now (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I'ma let it go now
Oh
Chorus: Chandler Moore & Maverick City Music
And it's okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To not be okay (Mm, mm, mm)
You don't have to hide (Mm, mm, mm)
'Cause love leaves room for you to say (Mm, mm, mm)
You're not okay (Mm, mm, mm)
To every fear, every lie (Mm, mm, mm)
I know He leaves room for me
Outro: Maverick City Music
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, love leaves room for me
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Meaning & Inspiration
“It’s Ok” gives language to emotional pain without treating honesty as a failure of faith. The verses admit weakness, overwhelm, fear, and an aching heart, then direct those feelings toward the Lord in prayer. Its recurring assurance that love makes room for confession challenges the impulse to hide distress. Crying and speaking openly become acts of release rather than signs of shame, while the plea not to be forsaken keeps the song anchored in dependence on God.
That approach closely matches biblical prayers in which troubled people pour out their hearts before God. The song does not promise an instant change in circumstances or emotions. Instead, it presents divine love as a safe place for truth, including the admission that everything is not okay. The repeated movement from fear and lies toward openness suggests comfort through God’s nearness. As contemporary worship, it joins lament with trust and affirms that vulnerable prayer can remain faithful even when relief has not yet arrived.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 62:8 The psalm invites God’s people to trust him and pour out their hearts before him.
- Psalm 34:18 The psalm says the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 13:1-2 David openly voices distress and a sense of abandonment in prayer to God.