I Choose Love

Yeah, counterfeit friendships, snakes that give you handshakes Look at the eye-contact and the face your man makes Devil is grim, plotting evil and your downfall Follow you home, then later come make a house call Never been cleansed by the love of God, sowing evil though But King Tut ain't got nothing on my King Jesus though I know you're selfish, shady, shiest, and sneaky I know you hate me, it's in your eyes when you see me I gotta love you, regardless if it ain't easy I won't allow Satan's darkness just to defeat me I try my best to keep my peace as much as possible It can be peaceful between us, I think it's possible I get frustrated and angry sometimes, I'm human bruh Just understand I won't let my anger consume me If I can forgive the ones who killed my brother for real Then I can forgive whoever, so hatred can disappear I forgive 'em, I forgive 'em, let us pray They don't know what they've done, even if they did it's okay I forgive 'em, I forgive 'em, let it be Please don't hold this against them, remember I wish them peace, yo I forgive 'em, I forgive 'em, bless their hearts 'Cause I refuse to live harsh with a hardened heart, look I forgive 'em, it's exactly what God wants It's only right that I do what my Father wants I forgive, yo They smiled in my face I got stabbed in my back It's like they laughed at my tears, God They just left me there for dead My anger grew great I had all of this hate, yo But you took all my hate Now I choose to love them all instead Learn how to live again, we've been dead for so long Learn how to love again, unforgiveness is wrong, uh Learn how to trust again, why you acting so stiff? Boy you're too old for your temper tantrums and fits I know you're mad and hate the world for how they did you But if you don't learn how to forgive them, how is God gonna forgive you? That's like you drinking some poison, but expect for them to die Bitterness will destroy you if you let it grow inside I get it fam, they hurt you, and you didn't deserve it And all you did was show them love, man, and they did you so dirty, eh Even Jesus though had to carry that burden He was bullied, he was beaten, he was brutally murdered Hey, he understands your pain, your emotions and feelings Everything that you've been feeling, he relates to your feelings It was his own people that killed him, man They caused so much affliction And even through it all he still said, 'God, I forgive them' If he could do it, you can do it man, there's no excuse Holy Spirit, fill our hearts up with your love and truth And teach us how we're to treat others when they do us wrong And love each other even when they're right and when they're wrong Yeah, I forgive 'em, let us pray They don't know what they've done, even if they did, it's okay I forgive 'em, I forgive 'em, let it be Please don't hold this against them, remember, I wish them peace I forgive 'em, I forgive 'em, bless their hearts I refuse to live harsh with a hardened heart I forgive 'em, it's exactly what God wants It's only right that I do what my father wants I forgive, yo They smiled in my face I got stabbed in my back It's like they laughed at my tears, God They just left me there for dead My anger grew great I had all of this hate, yo But you took all my hate Now I choose to love them all instead