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Anxious

By Sarah Reeves

2,178 views Sep 29, 2026 updated Life Love & Madness album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Sarah Reeves names the physical experience of anxiety before naming its source — 'pressure building, body shaking, I can't take it' — treating the bodily symptoms as real and worth describing plainly rather than jumping straight to a spiritual fix. 'Devil's running around my mind, why do I let myself believe the lies' locates the anxiety's actual battlefield, echoing 1 Peter 5:8's warning that 'your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion.'

The bridge's turn — 'this is my confession, I'm coming out of hiding' — reframes the whole song as an act of honesty rather than a resolved testimony; nothing here claims the anxiety is gone, only that it's finally being named out loud instead of hidden. Philippians 4:6's instruction to be anxious for nothing, 'but in everything, by prayer,' isn't quoted directly, but it's the quiet alternative the song is reaching toward — the opposite of pressure that can't be fought is a request that can actually be made.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Verse 1:

throw the covers over my head 

finding comfort in my own bed

staring at a screen light, looking at the highlights, everybody’s good life

reminding me of what I don’t have 

second guessing who I really am 

maybe I should give up, will I ever measure up, I don’t think i’m good enough 



Chorus:

Pressure building, body shaking, I can’t take it I can’t take it 

feel the tension, pushing pulling I can’t fight it I can’t fight it 



Chorus:

I don’t wanna live my life like this 

anxious 

I gotta a lot of good in me to give 

but I’m Anxious 

So many things I know I miss  

Cause I’m anxious 

I wish I could shake this,

don’t wanna be anxious  


Verse 2:

Devil’s running around my mind 

why do I let myself believe the lies 

Its like I’m his playground, push me in the background, and I shut the world out 


Bridge:

Ohh…ohh… 

this is my confession 

Ohh…ohh..

I’m coming out of hiding

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