Bandurka Gifts - Double Standards Lyrics

You say when I speak up
I'm strong and brave
But when you open up you're digging your own grave
I stand tall with words that I let fly
But your truth makes you the bad guy
Why is it courage when it comes from me
But when you're honest you face scrutiny
We're walking the same road, but it's never the same
These double standards are playing a cruel game
What's right for me should be right for you
But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true
You say your piece, they call it a crime
I say the same, and it's courage defined
We can't keep living in this divide
Where the truth feels like taking different sides
When I push back, I'm standing my ground
But when you push too, it's like you're out of bounds
You hold it in 'cause you're scared to fall
But we both deserve to be heard after all
It's not a crime to have something to say
Why should only one of us get to lead the way
We're meant to share this, side by side
But these double standards keep splitting the tide
What's right for me should be right for you
But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true
You say your piece, they call it a crime
I say the same, and it's courage defined
We can't keep living in this divide
Where the truth feels like taking different sides
I don't want to wear the crown of being right
When we both should have a voice in this fight
I'm not stronger for speaking my mind
We both deserve to be free, unconfined
What's right for me should be right for you
But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true
You say your piece, they call it a crime
I say the same, and it's courage defined
We can't keep living in this divide
Where the truth feels like taking different sides
No more double standards, no more blame
We both have voices in this love we claim
Let's tear down the walls, break the chains
And find the truth where only love remains