Collateral Kindness

There you stand, with weary eyes Caught in the crossfire of silent cries In the eye of the storm, where hearts are torn I found you caught, between the lines of war In a world spun tight in webs of spite Where shadows clash and hate ignites Collateral kindness, let it be And maybe one day, we'll look back and see How kindness can mend what's meant to be It's not for them, it's for you and me Building bridges to set us free In the silence, where tensions rise We mask our hate in thin disguise You're caught in the middle, I see the strain While I wrestle with this unspoken pain 'Cause when I see you standing there Caught in the crossfire, it's only fair To lay down arms, let the healing start Clearing battlegrounds of broken parts Collateral kindness, let it be And maybe one day, we'll look back and see How kindness can mend what's meant to be It's not for them, it's for you and me Building bridges to set us free Because watching you caught in between Is the hardest thing I've ever seen And perhaps in time, the wounds will heal Through acts of love, small and real And maybe one day they'll understand The strength it took to extend my hand But if they don't, that's okay too Because this, my love, I did for you Collateral kindness, let it be And maybe one day, we'll look back and see How kindness can mend what's meant to be It's not for them, it's for you and me Building bridges to set us free Collateral kindness, let it be And maybe one day, we'll look back and see How kindness can mend what's meant to be It's not for them, it's for you and me Building bridges to set us free