🎵 “It Eats You” By Sheryl Clyde / Thunderbird [Verse 1 – The Flame] I held the fire, I fed the flame, Let it burn under skin that still remembered the name. They hurt me deep, they scarred me wide, And vengeance whispered, “Let me be your guide.” But it didn’t bring peace. Just more smoke in my lungs. It didn’t right wrongs— It just twisted my tongue. [Chorus – The Truth in Ashes] It eats you, That hunger for payback, it feeds on your sleep. It cheats you, Says, “You’re in control,” while it cuts you deep. I was drowning in rage, thought I was getting free, But I was just chained to the thing that hurt me. You don’t win when you hate— You rot while you wait. It eats you. [Verse 2 – The Mirror] I saw a woman with a hollow stare, Held her child like she forgot he was there. She’d buried her love in a grave of wrath, And couldn’t see the blood-stained path. That’s when I knew— If I stayed on that track, I wouldn’t get justice… I’d never come back. [Chorus – Repeat with more grit] It eats you, That fire that promises to make things right. It beats you, Till you lose your heart in the heat of the fight. I had every right to strike, to scream, But Jesus took that sword from me. And I laid it down, on holy ground. It eats you… If you let it. [Bridge – The Release] I heard Him say, “Let Me avenge.” “Let Me judge. Let Me cleanse.” So I gave Him my tears, my fists, my pain— And the freedom came like gentle rain. [Final Chorus – Deliverance] It heals you, When you forgive what doesn’t deserve it. It seals you, When you choose grace, though they never earned it. I don’t excuse, but I refuse To let their evil write my truth. I forgive—not to let them win… But to finally breathe again.
