The Price of Peace
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Hmm
Hey
Oh
Hey, mm
I didn't leave because I stopped lovin' them
I left because I started lovin' me
And peace don't always come free
Sometimes it costs everythin'
I used to shrink to keep the peace
Bend my tongue, held my breath
Let people stay in rooms with me
Who drained my spirit half to death
I was the glue, the listener
Then "You know she'll understand"
But nobody asked how I was
They just reached out for my hands
I kept forgivin' silence
Excusin' disrespect
Callin' it just how they are
While losin' pieces of myself
My peace cost me my people
But I ain't sorry for the bill
Had to lose some hearts I held
Just to learn how to be still
I cried for them in private
Even prayed they'd understand
But peace don't come from holdin' on
To people who don't hold your hand
They say you've changed, I say I healed
But healin' ain't a place
They could stand, so yes
My peace cost me my people
And that's the part they'll never understand, mm, yeah
Family felt entitled
Friends felt overdue
But nobody noticed what stayin', around them put me through
Every time I said, "Yes" when my soul whispered "No"
I traded my joy just so they wouldn't go
But peace got louder, and God got clear
He said, "If they can't grow with you then they can't stay near"
My peace cost me my people
But survival had a cost
I had to grieve the livin' like somebody I had lost
They still talk in circles
Still say I changed too much
But I don't miss the noise, I don't miss the clutch
I gave up chaos, I gave up pain
I gave up playin' roles in somebody else's game, so yeah
My peace cost me my people
But peace is how I kept my name, yeah, hey, name
I don't hate them, I just don't miss beggin' for love
I don't miss explainin' myself to folks who never heard me
I don't miss holdin' space, for people who never held space for me
My peace cost me my people
But I sleep better at night
I ain't arguin' with energy
That don't deserve my fight
If choosin' me feels selfish
Then I guess I finally chose right
'Cause I lost a crowd, but I found my light
So if you ask me was it worth the tears, the quiet the shift, yes
Because peace is finally somethin', I didn't have to beg to live with
Hey
Oh
Hey, mm
I didn't leave because I stopped lovin' them
I left because I started lovin' me
And peace don't always come free
Sometimes it costs everythin'
I used to shrink to keep the peace
Bend my tongue, held my breath
Let people stay in rooms with me
Who drained my spirit half to death
I was the glue, the listener
Then "You know she'll understand"
But nobody asked how I was
They just reached out for my hands
I kept forgivin' silence
Excusin' disrespect
Callin' it just how they are
While losin' pieces of myself
My peace cost me my people
But I ain't sorry for the bill
Had to lose some hearts I held
Just to learn how to be still
I cried for them in private
Even prayed they'd understand
But peace don't come from holdin' on
To people who don't hold your hand
They say you've changed, I say I healed
But healin' ain't a place
They could stand, so yes
My peace cost me my people
And that's the part they'll never understand, mm, yeah
Family felt entitled
Friends felt overdue
But nobody noticed what stayin', around them put me through
Every time I said, "Yes" when my soul whispered "No"
I traded my joy just so they wouldn't go
But peace got louder, and God got clear
He said, "If they can't grow with you then they can't stay near"
My peace cost me my people
But survival had a cost
I had to grieve the livin' like somebody I had lost
They still talk in circles
Still say I changed too much
But I don't miss the noise, I don't miss the clutch
I gave up chaos, I gave up pain
I gave up playin' roles in somebody else's game, so yeah
My peace cost me my people
But peace is how I kept my name, yeah, hey, name
I don't hate them, I just don't miss beggin' for love
I don't miss explainin' myself to folks who never heard me
I don't miss holdin' space, for people who never held space for me
My peace cost me my people
But I sleep better at night
I ain't arguin' with energy
That don't deserve my fight
If choosin' me feels selfish
Then I guess I finally chose right
'Cause I lost a crowd, but I found my light
So if you ask me was it worth the tears, the quiet the shift, yes
Because peace is finally somethin', I didn't have to beg to live with
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:03.91] Hmm
[00:09.67] Hey
[00:14.23] Oh
[00:18.78] Hey, mm
[00:23.51] I didn't leave because I stopped lovin' them
[00:30.84] I left because I started lovin' me
[00:37.62] And peace don't always come free
[00:42.11] Sometimes it costs everythin'
[00:49.26] I used to shrink to keep the peace
[00:53.06] Bend my tongue, held my breath
[00:56.05] Let people stay in rooms with me
[00:59.21] Who drained my spirit half to death
[01:02.77] I was the glue, the listener
[01:06.23] Then "You know she'll understand"
[01:09.69] But nobody asked how I was
[01:12.94] They just reached out for my hands
[01:16.62] I kept forgivin' silence
[01:20.57] Excusin' disrespect
[01:23.49] Callin' it just how they are
[01:26.40] While losin' pieces of myself
[01:30.11] My peace cost me my people
[01:33.62] But I ain't sorry for the bill
[01:37.02] Had to lose some hearts I held
[01:40.60] Just to learn how to be still
[01:43.89] I cried for them in private
[01:47.36] Even prayed they'd understand
[01:50.66] But peace don't come from holdin' on
[01:53.14] To people who don't hold your hand
[01:57.51] They say you've changed, I say I healed
[02:04.37] But healin' ain't a place
[02:07.51] They could stand, so yes
[02:10.83] My peace cost me my people
[02:14.84] And that's the part they'll never understand, mm, yeah
[02:25.64] Family felt entitled
[02:28.81] Friends felt overdue
[02:32.15] But nobody noticed what stayin', around them put me through
[02:38.88] Every time I said, "Yes" when my soul whispered "No"
[02:45.73] I traded my joy just so they wouldn't go
[02:52.66] But peace got louder, and God got clear
[02:59.45] He said, "If they can't grow with you then they can't stay near"
[03:05.79] My peace cost me my people
[03:10.12] But survival had a cost
[03:13.26] I had to grieve the livin' like somebody I had lost
[03:19.77] They still talk in circles
[03:22.65] Still say I changed too much
[03:26.66] But I don't miss the noise, I don't miss the clutch
[03:33.30] I gave up chaos, I gave up pain
[03:40.47] I gave up playin' roles in somebody else's game, so yeah
[03:47.03] My peace cost me my people
[03:51.10] But peace is how I kept my name, yeah, hey, name
[04:02.97] I don't hate them, I just don't miss beggin' for love
[04:09.55] I don't miss explainin' myself to folks who never heard me
[04:14.22] I don't miss holdin' space, for people who never held space for me
[04:21.10] My peace cost me my people
[04:24.95] But I sleep better at night
[04:27.81] I ain't arguin' with energy
[04:32.07] That don't deserve my fight
[04:34.71] If choosin' me feels selfish
[04:38.06] Then I guess I finally chose right
[04:41.69] 'Cause I lost a crowd, but I found my light
[04:48.99] So if you ask me was it worth the tears, the quiet the shift, yes
[04:57.77] Because peace is finally somethin', I didn't have to beg to live with
[05:04.80]
[00:09.67] Hey
[00:14.23] Oh
[00:18.78] Hey, mm
[00:23.51] I didn't leave because I stopped lovin' them
[00:30.84] I left because I started lovin' me
[00:37.62] And peace don't always come free
[00:42.11] Sometimes it costs everythin'
[00:49.26] I used to shrink to keep the peace
[00:53.06] Bend my tongue, held my breath
[00:56.05] Let people stay in rooms with me
[00:59.21] Who drained my spirit half to death
[01:02.77] I was the glue, the listener
[01:06.23] Then "You know she'll understand"
[01:09.69] But nobody asked how I was
[01:12.94] They just reached out for my hands
[01:16.62] I kept forgivin' silence
[01:20.57] Excusin' disrespect
[01:23.49] Callin' it just how they are
[01:26.40] While losin' pieces of myself
[01:30.11] My peace cost me my people
[01:33.62] But I ain't sorry for the bill
[01:37.02] Had to lose some hearts I held
[01:40.60] Just to learn how to be still
[01:43.89] I cried for them in private
[01:47.36] Even prayed they'd understand
[01:50.66] But peace don't come from holdin' on
[01:53.14] To people who don't hold your hand
[01:57.51] They say you've changed, I say I healed
[02:04.37] But healin' ain't a place
[02:07.51] They could stand, so yes
[02:10.83] My peace cost me my people
[02:14.84] And that's the part they'll never understand, mm, yeah
[02:25.64] Family felt entitled
[02:28.81] Friends felt overdue
[02:32.15] But nobody noticed what stayin', around them put me through
[02:38.88] Every time I said, "Yes" when my soul whispered "No"
[02:45.73] I traded my joy just so they wouldn't go
[02:52.66] But peace got louder, and God got clear
[02:59.45] He said, "If they can't grow with you then they can't stay near"
[03:05.79] My peace cost me my people
[03:10.12] But survival had a cost
[03:13.26] I had to grieve the livin' like somebody I had lost
[03:19.77] They still talk in circles
[03:22.65] Still say I changed too much
[03:26.66] But I don't miss the noise, I don't miss the clutch
[03:33.30] I gave up chaos, I gave up pain
[03:40.47] I gave up playin' roles in somebody else's game, so yeah
[03:47.03] My peace cost me my people
[03:51.10] But peace is how I kept my name, yeah, hey, name
[04:02.97] I don't hate them, I just don't miss beggin' for love
[04:09.55] I don't miss explainin' myself to folks who never heard me
[04:14.22] I don't miss holdin' space, for people who never held space for me
[04:21.10] My peace cost me my people
[04:24.95] But I sleep better at night
[04:27.81] I ain't arguin' with energy
[04:32.07] That don't deserve my fight
[04:34.71] If choosin' me feels selfish
[04:38.06] Then I guess I finally chose right
[04:41.69] 'Cause I lost a crowd, but I found my light
[04:48.99] So if you ask me was it worth the tears, the quiet the shift, yes
[04:57.77] Because peace is finally somethin', I didn't have to beg to live with
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