[ Featuring Gerald Green ]
I don't hate you.
But I do love myself enough to be quiet now.
Sometimes peace ain't about shutting the door-
It's just about not waiting in the hallway no more.
I watched you drift and I ain't chase it
Held my tongue, you called it distance, I call that sacred
Used to drown in your silence, now I float in mine
Used to beg for clarity, now I rewrite time
Took the ring off quiet, told the world you needed space
But you filled that space with someone who don't mirror your face
And I ain't judging, just observing
That healing ain't healing if the truth's still swerving
I ain't bitter, I just built better boundaries
Peace got a price and I paid in apologies
You chose your path, and I honor your pace
But I ain't shrinking in the name of grace
You ain't the villain, I ain't the fool
We just outgrew the version that broke the rules
I forgive, but I don't fold
I let go... and I hold gold
You said he healed you-maybe he did
Or maybe he just let you hide what I saw as a kid
Maybe I looked too deep when you needed shallow
Maybe I was a mirror when you wanted a shadow
But I don't regret what I gave, only what I abandoned in me
So now I sip silence like tea, and let go gracefully
Still got love, but it don't beg
It just walks out soft when the soul gets led
I ain't here to disturb your garden
But don't knock on my door if you still carrying thorns
I wish you blooms. I wish you depth.
I just don't wish to be the soil you forget.
I ain't bitter, I just built better boundaries
Peace got a price and I paid in apologies
You chose your path, and I honor your pace
But I ain't shrinking in the name of grace
You ain't the villain, I ain't the fool
We just outgrew the version that broke the rules
I forgive, but I don't fold
I let go... and I hold gold
Funny thing 'bout peace...
It don't scream.
It don't chase.
It don't explain.
It just stays... where it's welcome.