[Verse 1] The city sold comfort In a paper cup Sold little mercy When the price went up They said the good ones Had left the room But I kept one light Under all that gloom [Pre-Chorus] I never got the memo No, it never came If kindness is forbidden now I still answer to my name [Chorus] I still believe in people Not because I’m blind I still believe in people Cause the dark gets worse behind I never got the memo No, it never came If kindness is forbidden now I still answer to my name [Verse 2] They told me, stay careful Keep your soft hands clean Smile for the camera And leave the hurting unseen But I heard a heartbeat Where the silence grew And I knew somebody Still needed something true [Pre-Chorus] I never got the memo That mercy had to pay I kept one small light burning Till it stole my sleep away [Chorus] I still believe in people Not because I’m blind I still believe in people Cause the dark gets worse behind I never got the memo No, it never came If kindness is forbidden now I still answer to my name [Bridge] Maybe I look foolish Maybe I look late Maybe everybody else Already closed the gate But somewhere in the lonely Somebody calls out low And I can’t walk away When I still hear a soul [Final Chorus] I still believe in people Not because I’m blind I still believe in people Cause the dark gets worse behind I never got the memo No, it never came If kindness is forbidden now I still answer to my name [Outro] I never got the memo No, it never came I kept one small light burning And still answer to my name
