Take a Swing (feat. Jenn Grinels)

I wore tears for a day and then for another

Lost a week for my sisters in anger at my brothers

I came down with a fear that still hasn’t wavered

Losing faith and my friends I don’t recognize my neighbors

I take a swing, you take a swing

It breaks my heart that we’re all so afraid, I play my part because I never say

anything that’s gonna bring an understanding

Hold my tongue take a breath, want to stay dignified

Try to see the other side, other shoes, other lives, other pride

Declarations kindle opinions they rattle

We build tension, over bridges, that rages into battle

I take a swing, you take a swing

It breaks my heart that we’re all so afraid, I play my part because I never say

anything that’s gonna bring an understanding

Oh all the lines are getting deeper,

Nobody is moving nobody is proving and nothing changes

Words are thrown and used like weapons

But words alone are wasted

It breaks my heart that we’re all so afraid