[Verse 1]
Today it hit me hard
How naive I was
I thought my heart was kind
Till the line cut through the dust
They walked into the fire
Hands around the spark
And I stood there learning
Some wounds are built too dark
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t call it mercy
Don’t call it clean
Some truths arrive
Like broken glass between
[Chorus]
Do not sympathize
With those who chose the blade
Do not sympathize
With the mess they made
But in the dark
Where no one sees
I can pity them
I can pity them secretly
[Verse 2]
I used to give my softness
To every losing side
Now I know a shattered soul
Can still decide to bite
There’s a grief that lingers
Under angry skin
You can mourn what’s gone
And still not let it in
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t name it rescue
Don’t dress it bright
Some lessons only bloom
In the afterlight
[Chorus]
Do not sympathize
With those who chose the blade
Do not sympathize
With the mess they made
But in the dark
Where no one sees
I can pity them
I can pity them secretly
[Bridge]
Maybe I was younger
Maybe I was wide
Thinking every falling hand
Was reaching for a guide
Now I keep my distance
Keep my tender face
There’s a place for love
And there’s a guarded place
[Final Chorus]
Do not sympathize
With those who chose the blade
Do not sympathize
With the mess they made
But in the dark
Where no one sees
I can pity them
I can pity them secretly
I can pity them
I can pity them secretly