Verse 1] I’ve lived long enough in shadows To leave room for honest doubt I know right and wrong get tangled Till the truth comes burning out I believe in shades between us But some things are clear by now Even oceans meet a shoreline Eventually, the gray runs out [Pre-Chorus] We can argue roads and borders What we owe and who pays what But cruelty dressed up in a suit Is still cruelty when it talks [Chorus] When you mock the way we’re different When a woman’s “no” means yes When you hand the cruel more power Knowing who will pay the debt Don’t tell me it’s just politics Don’t hide hatred behind doubt Some things may live in the middle But this is where the gray runs out [Verse 2] You can paint a rotten doorway But the frame still knows the mold You can wrap a lie in colors That won’t make the truth less cold You can call a wolf a shepherd Put a flag across his back But the teeth are still the teeth, dear There are things a name can’t mask [Pre-Chorus] Red and blue can bleed together Make a thousand shades somehow But there are lines that aren’t for blending There are lines we answer to now [Chorus] When you mock the way we’re different When a woman’s “no” means yes When you hand the cruel more power Knowing who will pay the debt Don’t tell me it’s just politics Don’t hide hatred behind doubt Some things may live in the middle But this is where the gray runs out [Bridge] History doesn’t start with monsters It starts with looking somewhere else With a thousand small permissions We keep handing to ourselves Every fire begins much smaller Than the ashes left behind So when cruelty asks for loyalty I know which side is mine [Final Chorus] I know this world ain’t black and white I know mercy leaves some room I know people are more complicated Than the worst thing that they do But don’t tell me it’s just politics When someone’s humanity’s the cost There are places nuance matters And places where the gray gets lost
