SHATTERED GLASS

Lyrics by Peter Merz
Music by Matt Welchaus

It's like a knife
Cutting deep, and now my eyes
Cannot see past pain's filter
It keeps warping truth's picture
I know that it's wrong
But these pockets of hurt are strong
I lash out in kind
'Cause pain's robbing me blind

PRE-CHORUS
I know I should forgive
But I'm still clenching my fists

CHORUS 1
Because every day feels like a fight
Can't get a pulse on truth to find out what's right
And every time I should just let it pass
Anger's got me squinting through Shattered Glass

Fractals of pain
Become a pattern of shame
As collateral crashes
Leave a trail of madness
That I didnt stop
No fixing it with Photoshop
All these broken shards
Make seeing the truth hard

PRE-CHORUS
I know I should forgive
But I'm still clenching my fists

CHORUS  2
Because every day feels like a fight
Can't get a pulse on truth to find out what's right
And every time I should just let it pass
Anger's got me squinting through Shattered Glass
It's not good for me to carry this grudge
And there in my haste, I'm prone to misjudge
Ah, but forgiveness is such a big ask
When I'm stuck there looking through Shattered Glass

BRIDGE
Lord, I've grown so bitter 
It makes my heart shiver
More than gold or silver
I need to be free 
Lord, won't You set me free? 

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK/SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS 2

CODA/END CHORUS
Someday I'll break through these walls of hurt
Yeh, and I'll stop waving the bloody shirt
I'll find the strength to let it come to pass
When I learn how to see past Shattered Glass

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