Verse 1
Some days the weight feels heavier than stone
Every step reminds me I can't make it on my own
The questions linger longer than the light
And the shadows seem determined to outlast the night
I've carried disappointment like a chain around my soul
Watched plans unravel slowly beyond my own control
Yet somewhere in the silence, through the hurt and through the ache
A gentle whisper calls me to a higher road to take
Pre-Chorus
When my heart wants justice
When my wounds demand a price
When resentment feels much easier
Than sacrifice
Chorus
I choose love when everything in me aches
I choose grace when my spirit starts to break
I choose mercy when the anger feels justified
I choose kindness when the tears are hard to hide
Cause healing isn't found in holding on to pain
And freedom isn't born from bitterness and blame
So though every part of me wants to run away
I choose love
I choose grace
Verse 2
The scars don't disappear because I say a prayer
And forgiveness doesn't mean the hurt was never there
But I've learned the chains that bind us are often forged within
And letting go is where redemption can begin
I've seen enough of darkness to know what it can do
It turns a wounded heart into a prison with no view
But love has a way of opening windows to the sky
And grace reminds the weary soul it's still designed to fly
Pre-Chorus
When the road feels lonely
When the burden feels too great
When every voice inside me says
Retaliate
Chorus
I choose love when everything in me aches
I choose grace when my spirit starts to break
I choose mercy when the anger feels justified
I choose kindness when the tears are hard to hide
Cause healing isn't found in holding on to pain
And freedom isn't born from bitterness and blame
So though every part of me wants to run away
I choose love
I choose grace
Bridge
Not because it's easy
Not because it's fair
Not because the wounds are gone
Or life has spared me care
I choose it because love is stronger than the night
Because grace can turn a battle into light
Because the One who carried me through every storm before
Still walks beside me now and whispers, "Love a little more"
Final Chorus
So I'll choose love when everything in me aches
I'll choose grace when my spirit starts to break
I'll keep believing there's a blessing in the fight
And that surrender is sometimes the greatest strength of all my life
When the world says harden
When my pain says hate
I'll lean into His goodness
And choose love
Choose grace
Outro
One step at a time...
One prayer at a time...
One act of love...
One measure of grace...
Until healing finds its way home.