[Verse 1] I was hurt when I was small It sat in my body like a stone I wore that shame like a second skin For years I carried it alone I could not name what had been done I kept it sealed behind my teeth But every day it found a way To live inside my breathing [Pre-Chorus] Now I want a door that opens Not a fist that keeps on swinging I want the truth to meet the hurt And leave the world less broken [Chorus] Make it a little better A little better now Make it a little better Don’t burn it all down (reach for the hurt) (reach for the hurt) Make it a little better A little better now [Verse 2] Punishment can feel so clean But I have seen what it can do A cage can hand back nothing good Just bruise the one who bruised you And if a person caused the harm I still won’t call that harm erased But let them face what they have done And learn to live a changed-up name [Pre-Chorus] I am not asking for a pardon I am asking for a turning Where the one who did the damage Does not keep on damaging [Chorus] Make it a little better A little better now Make it a little better Don’t burn it all down (reach for the hurt) (reach for the hurt) Make it a little better A little better now [Bridge] Revenge is ash in the mouth It feeds the same old fire It leaves another child to bleed And calls that thing desire But healing can be harder Still I know which road is true If one more soul can come back whole Then maybe I come back too [Chorus] Make it a little better A little better now Make it a little better Don’t burn it all down (reach for the hurt) (reach for the hurt) Make it a little better A little better now [Outro] Not perfect Not erased Just a hand made steadier Just a world made a little better
