[Intro]
Jesus and therapy
Jesus and therapy
The last few years for me
Have been Jesus and therapy
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not afraid to say
That I am not okay
[Chorus]
I need help
I'm so tired of keeping secrets
I need someone else to hear this
I need help
'Cause I've tried and I can't do this by myself
I need help
[Verse 2]
Maybe it's bravery
To feel the anxiety
And let myself finally
Speak what's inside of me
[Pre-Chorus]
It feels so good to say
That I am not okay
[Chorus]
I need help
I'm so tired of keeping secrets
I need someone else to hear this
I need help
I've tried and I can't do this by myself
I need help
[Bridge]
Tell God and somebody else
There is hope to be found
There is help here and now
[Outro]
I need help
I need help
I'm finally being honest with myself
I need help
Jesus And Therapy
Song Meaning
Josh Wilson names both halves of his help plainly in the title of "Jesus And Therapy" before explaining either — "the last few years for me have been Jesus and therapy" — refusing to present faith and counseling as competing options.
"I'm not afraid to say that I am not okay" states the song's central admission directly, without qualifying or minimizing it, and the chorus repeats "I need help" six times across its short length, treating the plain request as more important than elaborating on the pain behind it. "I'm so tired of keeping secrets, I need someone else to hear this" names isolation itself as part of the problem, not just whatever caused it.
"Maybe it's bravery to feel the anxiety and let myself finally speak what's inside of me" reframes vulnerability as courage rather than weakness, and "it feels so good to say that I am not okay" repeats the earlier admission with the addition of relief, marking a change in how the same sentence lands the second time. "Tell God and somebody else, there is hope to be found, there is help here and now" closes the bridge naming both halves of the title again, together, as the song's actual prescription rather than a private compromise.