Rod And Wisdom

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They quote the line like a stone Then swing it at a child’s bone But that’s not wisdom, that’s fear Wrapped up in a holy veneer A rod was once for a path A warning before the wrath A hand can bruise, a mouth can bless So tell the truth, don’t dress up less Elders, we owe them the frame The why, the what, the name If we stay silent too long We teach them to grow up wrong [Pre-Chorus] Don’t spare the cut of correction Don’t spare the mirror, the question Don’t spare the child the law Or the life that comes from awe [Chorus] Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Give them the truth, not pain Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Guide them back again Love don’t strike to make a point Love stays present, stays anoint Speak it clear, let it land Give them wisdom by your hand [Verse 2] Somebody turned discipline mean Turned mercy into a scene But judgment ain’t just a glare It’s the burden of how we care If a child runs wild in the night You don’t clap, you turn on light You don’t love them by letting them fall You love them by telling it all The elder’s job is a brace A steady voice, a steady face Correction with honor intact Truth that can carry them back [Pre-Chorus] Don’t spare the cut of correction Don’t spare the mirror, the question Don’t spare the child the law Or the life that comes from awe [Chorus] Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Give them the truth, not pain Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Guide them back again Love don’t strike to make a point Love stays present, stays anoint Speak it clear, let it land Give them wisdom by your hand [Bridge] So evolve, don’t just repeat Old words can march on broken feet If you love them, then teach Before the lesson turns to grief Let doctrine be sound Let guidance be found Not fists in the air But wisdom and care [Chorus] Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Give them the truth, not pain Don’t spare them Don’t spare them Guide them back again Love don’t strike to make a point Love stays present, stays anoint Speak it clear, let it land Give them wisdom by your hand