Broken Promises on the Copperbelt (Remix)

[male

vocals] (

Soft,

slow

acoustic

guitar

picking) (

Deep,

heavy

sigh)

Yeah.

Some

lessons

are

learned

in

the

silence.

They

say

charity

begins

at

home,

But

what

happens

when

the

heart

is

the

one

paying

the

rent?

I

remember

the

day

you

came

to

my

door

Said

you

had

nowhere

to

rest,

nothing

more

I

opened

my

arms,

I

gave

you

the

space

Three

years

of

shelter,

a

smile

on

your

face

I

covered

the

bills,

I

kept

you

afloat

While

I

was

sinking,

grabbing

at

a

rope

I

gave

you

the

best

of

the

life

I

had

built

Now

I’

m

left

standing

in

a

house

full

of

guilt

Oh,

the

price

of

kindness

is

a

bitter

sweet

sting

I

gave

you

the

crown,

I

gave

you

the

ring

But

you

turned

the

key

and

you

locked

out

the

light

Left

me

alone

in

the

middle

of

the

night

You

took

what

you

needed

then

drove

off

in

style

Leaving

me

broken

for

mile

after

mile

Then

you

got

the

job,

you

got

the

pay

You

bought

that

Benz

and

you

drove

away

Forgot

the

debt,

forgot

the

hand

that

fed

Left

me

with

echoes

of

the

lies

that

you

said

And

Pastor

Maria,

with

a

holy

disguise

She

went

to

my

client

with

venom

and

lies

Trying

to

tear

down

the

work

of

my

hands

Destroying

the

progress,

shifting

the

sands

Oh,

the

price

of

kindness

is

a

bitter

sweet

sting

I

gave

you

the

crown,

I

gave

you

the

ring

But

you

turned

the

key

and

you

locked

out

the

light

Left

me

alone

in

the

middle

of

the

night

You

took

what

you

needed

then

drove

off

in

style

Leaving

me

broken

for

mile

after

mile

I

guess

I’

m

learning

what

they

really

mean

When

they

talk

about

the

things

that

go

unseen

We

try

to

help,

we

try

to

heal

the

soul

But

some

people

only

want

to

take

control

I’

m

done

being

the

fool,

I’

m

done

being

the

one

Who

pays

for

the

shadow

when

there

is

no

sun

So

let

this

be

a

lesson,

clear

and

deep

In

the

company

of

those

we

shouldn't

keep

I’

m

washing

my

hands

of

the

games

that

you

play

I’

m

choosing

my

peace,

I’

m

finding

my

way

No

more

free

rides,

no

more

fake

grace

I’

m

moving

forward,

leaving

this

place

May

God

bless

your

path,

though

you

broke

the

trust

I’

m

rising

again

from

the

scattered

dust

Oh,

the

price

of

kindness

is

a

bitter

sweet

sting

I

gave

you

the

crown,

I

gave

you

the

ring

But

you

turned

the

key

and

you

locked

out

the

light

Left

me

alone

in

the

middle

of

the

night

You

took

what

you

needed

then

drove

off

in

style

Leaving

me

broken

for

mile

after

mile

Yeah,

miles

and

miles.

I

gave

you

the

room,

you

took

the

house.

May

the

lessons

be

heavy,

May

the

wisdom

be

real. (

Fading

acoustic

guitar)

No

more.

Just

peace.