Tim Clark

Lyrics

It was a shock to learn you’re not as bad
As the bastard that I thought you were
Now you’re grown, kids of your own and do they know
What you did when you were younger
Cos I can hold a grudge forever and it can hold me back
Change my speed, change my direction, change the centre of my mass
But it don’t push and pull me down no more
Resistance got me back on course
You tried to show me I was less, you failed
So went your show of brute force

You came to school and played your fools
The other kids who did what they were told
But maybe you were played too
Your sister had you pinned like a voodoo doll
And I wished I could have hit you back
Would’ve liked to see you bleed
But the urge to cause you pain is now more fantasy than need
Cos life just doesn’t play like that and I’m glad
Cos I’m a gentle soul, of course
You learned somewhere that gentle’s bad
And that’s what brought you round to brute force

For all my talk of gentleness I know
I’m not the perfect gentleman
We all step on the ants sometimes
And kick around whatever dogs we can
But to those that I’ve done wrong
I don’t expect you to forgive
Cos I’m just another old child trying to find out how to live
The falling’s made me merciful
So I’ll just let my river run its course
With peace and love and understanding
That’s my show of brute force