God Knows I Tried

I held my fire, bit my tongue, Watched the wicked praise their young. Gave my mercy, gave my trust, All it earned me was the dust.

I prayed till even God went still, Waited for grace that never will. The sky just watched while I was torn, Now lightning’s how I’m reborn.

God knows I tried to be kind, Left my gun and pain behind. But this world don’t heal the blind, It breaks the hearts that try to find. God knows I tried… Yeah, God knows I tried.

They took my word and turned it black, Smiled and stabbed me in the back. Said “forgive,” but they don’t know, Forgiveness bleeds too fast to grow.

My shadow learned what angels hide, Mercy’s grave is deep and wide. Now every scar I wear in red, Was inked by lies the good men said.

God knows I tried to be kind, Held my peace while losing mine. But silence feeds the hands that bind, And I ain’t bowin’ one more time. God knows I tried… Yeah, God knows I tried.

I ain’t his preacher, I ain’t his son, I’m the reckoning that’s just begun. If heaven’s gate don’t swing my way, I’ll find my own through fire and clay.

God knows I tried to be kind, But no one cared, no one mind. Now my soul walks razor-lined, Between the damned and the divine. God knows I tried… Yeah, God knows I tried.

“Kindness don’t survive out here.”

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