Between Myself and I

"They say the enemy's out there

But I've learned the hardest fight I've ever had

Was between myself — and I"

Every morning, I wake to choose

Which voice inside I'm gonna use

One says love, one says defend

Both pretend they're my best friend

The world says fight, don't let 'em win

But peace keeps whisperin' deep within

I'm torn between the calm and the cry

It's a war between myself and I

The truth don't scream, it speaks in sighs

But noise can drown a thousand whys

Between myself and I, I stand divided

Half forgiven, half misguided

I know what's right, but pride won't bend

So I fight myself again and again

Between myself and I

I'm learning how to try

"Try try"

The world grooms hearts to harden fast

To wear the pain and call it class

But righteousness ain't what you show

It's what your quiet choices know

Sometimes grace feels like defeat

But mercy lifts what anger beats

And when I stop to hear my soul reply

It whispers,"Peace will never lie"

Every scar has two sides —

One that hurts, and one that guides

Between myself and I, I'm still in motion

Wading through this restless ocean

The world says win, the Spirit says heal

And I'm caught between what's fake and real

Between myself and I

I'm learning how to try

I fall, I rise, I curse, I pray

"Between myself and I each day"

I'm breaking habits, one by one

"'Til the war inside is done"

When I choose love, I don't have to fight

"Dark meets light dark meets light"

Between myself and I, I found confession

The truth don't live in perfection

It's in the trying, the humble cry

That's where the spirit learns to fly

Between myself and I —

I found my reason why

"Between myself between myself"

"The world tried to teach me how to win

But my soul keeps teaching me how to love

And that's the real victory

Between myself and I"