Repentance Is a Different Road

Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, neo-soul hip-hop

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[Verse 1]
I know pride without a crown
It's sayin'
"I'm fine" when I know I let you down
It's hearin' truth and closin' up
'Cause bein' seen feels harder than givin' up
Envy wears a gentle face
Bitterness remembers every wound
Every time
Every place
I called revenge my closure
I called control my love
I called fear discernment when fear was all it was
Underneath all the reasons I defend
There's a crooked little road that keeps turnin' me again

[Pre-Chorus]
Shine a light where I don't wanna see
Pull the mask from the better man I pretend to be
Don't let me call it justice when I only want them hurt
Teach my heart the kind of truth that heals before it burns

[Chorus]
There's somethin' crooked within me
But I don't wanna hide no more
Bring it into the open
Lay it gently on the floor
Give me mercy with a backbone
Give me love that tells the truth
Give me strength to make it right when sorry ain't enough to do
I don't wanna keep repeatin' every wound I never faced
Repentance is a different road
Not tears without a change

[Verse 2]
A lie can bruise a spirit without ever leavin' scars
A rumor can break a person from a hundred rooms afar
Some people never touch you
They study where you bend
Learn the shape of all your trust
Then use it in the end
A family can call it loyalty and cover up the pain
A church can guard its image while the wounded hold the shame
But speakin' truth is not betrayal
Walkin' out is not revenge
A boundary is not hatred
You can love from a distance
Sometimes mercy says
"No more"
Sometimes peace will close the door

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[Intro] I used to think the wrong in me Would always make some noise A slammed door A raised voice Something nobody could ignore But some things hide in silence Learn your name and call themselves survival [Verse 1] I know pride without a crown It's sayin' "I'm fine" when I know I let you down It's hearin' truth and closin' up 'Cause bein' seen feels harder than givin' up Envy wears a gentle face Bitterness remembers every wound Every time Every place I called revenge my closure I called control my love I called fear discernment when fear was all it was Underneath all the reasons I defend There's a crooked little road that keeps turnin' me again [Pre-Chorus] Shine a light where I don't wanna see Pull the mask from the better man I pretend to be Don't let me call it justice when I only want them hurt Teach my heart the kind of truth that heals before it burns [Chorus] There's somethin' crooked within me But I don't wanna hide no more Bring it into the open Lay it gently on the floor Give me mercy with a backbone Give me love that tells the truth Give me strength to make it right when sorry ain't enough to do I don't wanna keep repeatin' every wound I never faced Repentance is a different road Not tears without a change [Verse 2] A lie can bruise a spirit without ever leavin' scars A rumor can break a person from a hundred rooms afar Some people never touch you They study where you bend Learn the shape of all your trust Then use it in the end A family can call it loyalty and cover up the pain A church can guard its image while the wounded hold the shame But speakin' truth is not betrayal Walkin' out is not revenge A boundary is not hatred You can love from a distance Sometimes mercy says "No more" Sometimes peace will close the door [Chorus] There's somethin' crooked within me But I don't wanna hide no more Bring it into the open Lay it gently on the floor Give me mercy with a backbone Give me love that tells the truth Give me strength to make it right when sorry ain't enough to do I don't wanna keep repeatin' every wound I never faced Repentance is a different road Not tears without a change

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