Intro – AJ)
Look at this shit I can’t believe it I knew once he both back to his name he would forget who he used to be
(Aj screams in anger)
Look at you…
Standing there smiling again.
After everything they’ve said.
After everything they’ve done.
I don’t get it, Aaron.
I really don’t.
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(Verse 1 – AJ)
Remember all those nights we sat alone,
When nobody called and nobody cared?
Remember all the lies they told us ,
Like we were invisible standing there?
They laughed in our face,
Talked behind our back,
Turned their backs when we needed them most.
Now they’re acting friendly,
Acting like nothing happened,
And somehow you’re letting it go.
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(Pre-Chorus – AJ)
Why do you keep turning the other cheek?
Why do you keep letting them speak?
They don’t respect you,
They don’t appreciate you,
Yet you keep offering peace.
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(Chorus – AJ)
Why do you take it?
Why do you stand there and smile?
Why do you forgive them
After they’ve hurt you a thousand miles?
I’m tired of the disrespect,
Tired of the games they play.
If they keep pushing and pushing,
Why don’t you walk away?
You call it mercy,
I call it weakness.
You call it love,
I call it pain.
Tell me, Aaron,
Why do you keep carrying chains?
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(Verse 2 – AJ)
I was the one that built these walls,
The one that made sure we’d survive.
When people tried to tear us down,
I was the fire that kept us alive.
Now you’re talking about faith,
Talking about grace,
Talking about letting God lead.
But what about justice?
What about respect?
What about everything that we need?
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(Pre-Chorus – AJ)
Every insult,
Every broken promise,
Every scar is burned in my mind.
You may have moved on,
But I still remember,
And I’m not leaving it behind.
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(Chorus – AJ)
Why do you take it?
Why do you stand there and smile?
Why do you forgive them
After they’ve hurt you a thousand miles?
I’m tired of the disrespect,
Tired of the games they play.
If they keep pushing and pushing,
Why don’t you walk away?
You call it mercy,
I call it weakness.
You call it love,
I call it pain.
Tell me, Aaron,
Why do you keep carrying chains?
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(Bridge – AJ)
Maybe I’m angry…
Maybe I’m broken…
Maybe I’m still fighting old wars.
But every time they hurt you,
I feel it too,
Like we’re right back where we were before.
And I don’t know how to trust them.
I don’t know how to let go.
I only know how to fight,
That’s all I’ve ever known.
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(Final Chorus – AJ)
Why do you take it?
Why do you keep believing?
Why do you keep giving chances
To people who keep leaving?
I see a preacher,
I see a peacemaker,
Trying to become someone new.
But I’m still standing here,
Still carrying the scars,
Still trying to protect you.
Maybe one day I’ll understand,
Maybe one day I’ll see.
But right now all I feel is anger…
And why they don’t deserve
The man you’re trying to be.
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(Outro – AJ)
You call it faith.
I call it surrender.
Maybe that’s the difference
Between you and me.
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