Cutting Words Verse 1 The hardest thing I’ve ever done Is to see the truth I always want to see the good The good in everyone Hope for the best Choose to believe intention Is well meant Even if it feels Unkind Lands wrong Verse 2 But now I see That my trust Has often Been misplaced That intent Was not meant To be harmless But instead to hurt To harm To sting To break To make Me feel unvalued Less than Minimized Interlude (Affirmation) You don’t have to Do anything To impress me Your value Is in being real In being you There is light you can bring And share with others Who are stumbling Fumbling But only through love Verse 3 (Realization) You mean to injure My heart By leaving me out Exclusion As a cruel message sent But I won’t accept Or listen I will find a place I can belong Where I am valued For being me Chorus I love deeply Care for others Hope for the best Wish you well But see That you don’t value me Nor my feelings Or my care It is time for me To step away To let you go Like dandelion fluff Floating up Carried away in air Because I matter I matter And I won’t let You Harm me With your cutting words Bridge The hardest thing I’ve ever done Is to see the truth I always want to see the good The good in everyone But now I see My trust Has often Been misplaced Final Chorus It is time for me To step away To let you go Like dandelion fluff Floating up Carried away in air Because I matter I matter And I won’t let You Harm me With your cutting words With your cutting words
