Still Believe Kindness

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I wake to the sirens and the kettle’s thin cry A child on the sidewalk with rain in his eyes I pass by the alley where the broken things lie and I ask the ceiling what keeps us alive [Pre-Chorus] I have seen the hard days fold in on themselves I have held my mother when her hands went still Still the dawn comes forward through the windowpane and something in me keeps calling your name [Chorus] I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me For my father, my sister for the strangers I’ll never meet I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me [Verse 2] I think of the people I will never know The ones with empty pockets walking home alone The nurse on the corner The man in the snow The kid with no one to tell him where to go I pray with no answer I reach with no proof I carry my questions like stones in my shoe And if heaven is silent I will still be near With a cup of warm water and a hand in the dark here [Pre-Chorus] I have lost my religion and found my breath I have watched love linger beside the threat of death Still the dawn comes forward through the windowpane and something in me keeps calling your name [Chorus] I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me For my father, my sister for the strangers I’ll never meet I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me [Bridge] Maybe meaning is a river not a line in the sand Maybe all we’re given is a trembling hand I can’t name the reason I can’t solve the pain But I can be gentle in the middle of rain [Final Chorus] I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me For my mother, my family for the people I’ll never meet I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me I don't know, but I still believe kindness matters to me