[Verse 1]
They stare me down
Spit in the dust
Call me a fool
Question my trust
Their poison words
Scratch at my pride
Like barbed wire
On the fence line
[Chorus]
Contempt cannot touch the soul
Only the ego gets hurt
When I'm riding with something whole
All of that venom just turns
It passes through, nothing to hold
Slides off my skin to the dirt
Contempt cannot touch the soul
It just returns to the sender (oh, that’s gonna burn)
[Verse 2]
You curse my name
Think I’ll break fast
You’re throwing stones
At your own glass
I feel that sting
Then let it go
Dust in the wind
Out on that road
[Chorus]
Contempt cannot touch the soul
Only the ego gets hurt
When I'm riding with something whole
All of that venom just turns
It passes through, nothing to hold
Slides off my skin to the dirt
Contempt cannot touch the soul
It just returns to the sender (right back at you)
[Bridge]
You can hate me, I’ll stay steady
Boots on, heart strong, already
Your dark cloud misses its aim
Falls back down on your own name
[Chorus]
Contempt cannot touch the soul
Only the ego gets hurt
When I'm riding with something whole
All of that venom just turns
It passes through, nothing to hold
Slides off my skin to the dirt
Contempt cannot touch the soul
It just returns to the sender (oh, that’s gonna burn)