Double Standards

You say when I speak up I'm strong and brave But when you open up you're digging your own grave I stand tall with words that I let fly But your truth makes you the bad guy Why is it courage when it comes from me But when you're honest you face scrutiny We're walking the same road, but it's never the same These double standards are playing a cruel game What's right for me should be right for you But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true You say your piece, they call it a crime I say the same, and it's courage defined We can't keep living in this divide Where the truth feels like taking different sides When I push back, I'm standing my ground But when you push too, it's like you're out of bounds You hold it in 'cause you're scared to fall But we both deserve to be heard after all It's not a crime to have something to say Why should only one of us get to lead the way We're meant to share this, side by side But these double standards keep splitting the tide What's right for me should be right for you But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true You say your piece, they call it a crime I say the same, and it's courage defined We can't keep living in this divide Where the truth feels like taking different sides I don't want to wear the crown of being right When we both should have a voice in this fight I'm not stronger for speaking my mind We both deserve to be free, unconfined What's right for me should be right for you But the lines are blurred between what's fair and true You say your piece, they call it a crime I say the same, and it's courage defined We can't keep living in this divide Where the truth feels like taking different sides No more double standards, no more blame We both have voices in this love we claim Let's tear down the walls, break the chains And find the truth where only love remains