Justice

[Verse 1] You set the brass weights on the table One pan holds a promise, one holds a name Your red robe catches the courthouse window You don’t ask who started the flame A folded letter, a thumbprint of rain A witness swallowing half of the truth You let the silence finish its sentence Then lay the measure down smooth [Chorus] Hold it level, let it show What we choose is what we owe No easy hand, no borrowed blame Say it plain and sign your name [Verse 2] The blade in your hand isn’t hungry It cuts through the knot, not the thread You turn every claim toward the daylight And count what was done, not what’s said I came with a story rehearsed in the mirror You heard where the polished words bent Now I’m learning the weight of a promise And the price of the hours I spent [Chorus] Hold it level, let it show What we choose is what we owe No easy hand, no borrowed blame Say it plain and sign your name [Instrumental Solo: electric guitar and organ] [Bridge] If the scales tip, don’t call it fate If the door shuts, name the hinge I can carry what I answer for I can change what I can change [Final Chorus] Hold it level, let it show What we choose is what we owe No easy hand, no borrowed blame Say it plain and sign your name The balance turns, the record stays We meet ourselves in what we weigh [Outro] Set the brass weights back in their place Leave the table clear, leave the truth in its space