When Pride Falls

Mmmm... the young tree fell

Oh... the young tree fell

He had a mind sharp as December rain (mmmm)

Walked with his head high through the pain (mmmm)

They threw their laughter like stones at his feet (mmmm)

A bright boy with no shoes, incomplete (mmmm)

Isolation grew like weeds around his door (mmmm)

Trying to belong, but pride kept the score (mmmm)

Awwwww... when the thunder came

To the narrow street, oh what a shame

Awwwww... the young tree fell that night

And the gentle hand slipped out of sight

Oh, the cost of trying to belong

When you trade your soul for a fleeting song

There was a hand that reached through the dark (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

A tender touch, a gentle spark (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

But he changed his path for the fast light's glow (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

Burns so bright but steals what you know (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

The mockers laughed until the thunder roared (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

Now guilt sits heavy, a stone they've stored (Hmmmmmmh mmh)

Hmmmmmmh... when the lightning struck

The bright boy's heart ran out of luck

Awwwww... the young tree couldn't stand

And she left with echoes in her hand

Oh, pressure crushed what could have been

A beautiful soul lost to the wind

(mmmm softly behind)

Lord... forgive the boy who wanted more than hunger

Forgive the pride that pulled him under

Awwwww... when the storm came down

On that narrow street in that broken town

Awwwww... the young tree fell so hard

And the girl walked away, forever scarred

Oh yeah, the mockers silent now with shame

But the boy... the boy won't rise again

Mmmm... the young tree fell

Awwwww... the young tree fell

Oh... mmm... yeah