Retaliation - Gateways

Each and everyday

I wait and see if these walls would close

This is not the fight

This is not the war I chose

Holding on to the last bit of hope

Holding on to the hate inside me

Remembering to forget

If I can hold back, then I can think to be the better man

I won’t let this take me apart

We’ve been turning in the wrong corners

We’ve been traveling in the wrong paths

When it all comes down, will I even strike back?

Or how will this make me better than you?

Standing up so tall, standing up so brave

I’ll be the better man, I’ll never become a slave

No remorse, I’ll stand up with confidence

I’ll be the bravest man you’ll ever see

No remorse, I’ll stand up with confidence

I’ve held on to the last bit of hope

And I’m making it through

A free man of retaliation