[Verse 1] I was walking like a shadow Dragging yesterday behind Every breath felt like a battle Every smile a borrowed line Rooms were full but I felt hollow Hope was rusted on the floor Till laughter cracked the heavy silence Like sunlight through the door [Chorus] A merry heart is medicine Pour it in my weary soul Let it rise Let it rise again Healing what the hurt stole When joy comes rushing in Even ashes start to glow A merry heart is medicine And I can feel it in my bones (oh yeah) [Verse 2] We were trading bitter stories Counting everything we’d lost Till somebody told a small joke And the frozen river thawed Tears and chuckles running together We were broken Still we sang And the weight that tried to crush us Turned lighter in our hands [Chorus] A merry heart is medicine Pour it in my weary soul Let it rise Let it rise again Healing what the hurt stole When joy comes rushing in Even ashes start to glow A merry heart is medicine And I can feel it in my bones (oh) [Bridge] When the spirit feels deserted Like a desert made of stone (oh) When every step is heavy And you can’t find your way home Lift your eyes Let in the laughter Let a gentle kindness grow What was brittle starts to blossom Living water in your bones (hey!) [Chorus] A merry heart is medicine Pour it in my weary soul (hey!) Let it rise Let it rise again Healing what the hurt stole When joy comes rushing in Even ashes start to glow A merry heart is medicine And I can feel it in my bones A merry heart is medicine You’re bringing life back to these bones (oh, oh hey, oh, oh hey, oh, oh)