«You better not speak»
That's what I kept telling myself
«You're weak
And just keep
All apologies shelved»
I wish I would have been the bigger man
When I had the chance
But I took my time
Only to find
My grudge
Far too much to hold
I wish somebody would've told me
«Sometimes letting go ain't a bad thing»
I've never heard of holding on
Setting anyone free
And everybody knows
There's still hope, so
Keep your head up
(Enough)
Times get tough
But it shouldn't take a tragedy
To inspire me to speak
You are not a stranger
And you're not at fault
I was a coward
Who just couldn't find a cause
Just know that you belong
And I guess that it's a good thing
You're not like me
You're the victim
I'm the guilty
I wish I would've been the bigger man
Cause now I can't
Take back all the crass remarks
That I chose to make
But sometimes letting go ain't a bad thing
I've never heard of holding on
Setting anyone free
Keep your head up
(Enough)
Times get tough
But it shouldn't take a tragedy
To inspire me to speak
You are not a stranger
And you're not at fault
I was a coward
Who just couldn't find a cause
Just know that you belong
I was a statue with a pulse
A machine with bones instead of bolts
(Forget and follow
Ignore tomorrow)
How could I call myself a man?
An empty, self-indulgent mannequin
Who lost control
And everybody knows
Keep your head up
(Enough)
Times get tough
But it shouldn't take a tragedy
To inspire me to speak
You are not a stranger
And you're not at fault
I was a coward
Who just couldn't find a cause
Just know that you belong
Sometimes letting go comes with ease
I've never heard of holding on
Solving anything
And everybody knows
And everybody knows
(You are not a stranger)