“Show Them What You’re For”

“Show Them What You’re For”

Verse 1

You’ve been carrying the battle

On your shoulders every day,

Painting every line of struggle

In the darkest shades of gray.

But there’s a world beyond the fire,

A horizon past the fight—

A place you’re marching toward

That’s aching to be bright.

Chorus

So for every day you paint the war,

Take a week and paint the beauty—

The color and the shape

Of the life you’re moving toward.

Everyone knows what you’re against,

But love is deeper than a duty—

Lift your brush and let them see

What you’re fighting for.

Verse 2

There’s a meadow in your memory,

There’s a dream you never named,

There’s a quiet kind of future

Where your heart is unashamed.

Let the blues become a river,

Let the golds become the sun—

Let the picture of tomorrow

Be the place you’re running from.

Chorus

So for every day you paint the war,

Take a week and paint the beauty—

The color and the shape

Of the life you’re moving toward.

Everyone knows what you’re against,

But love is deeper than a duty—

Lift your brush and let them see

What you’re fighting for.

Bridge

Anyone can shout the darkness,

Anyone can name the pain—

But it takes a heart with vision

To paint the world you want again.

So show them all the mercy,

Show them all the open doors—

Show them not just what you’re leaving,

Show them what you’re living for.

Verse 3

There’s a canvas wide and waiting,

There’s a sky that’s yours to claim—

And the colors of your longing

Are the ones that bear your name.

So paint the peace you’re dreaming,

Paint the hope you can’t ignore—

Let the world see your direction,

Not just what you’re marching for.

Final Chorus

For every day you paint the war,

Take a week and paint the beauty—

The color and the shape

Of the life you’re moving toward.

Everyone knows what you’re against,

But love is deeper than a duty—

Lift your brush and let them see

What you’re fighting for.

Outro

So paint the dawn you’re chasing,

Let your colors open doors—

The world has heard your battle cry—

Now show them what you’re for.