Don't Be Dark Hearted

 




Don’t Be Dark Hearted


Verse 1 

They said good riddance when a man went down  

Didn’t like his voice, or the side he was on  

Didn’t light a candle, didn’t pray for peace  

Just spit on the soil where his soul found release  


Verse 2

Used to be folks could disagree  

And still break bread or bend a knee  

Now it’s war if you’re not in the tribe  

And mercy’s gone missing, buried alive  


Chorus

That’s dark-hearted — don’t you feel the cold?  

When hate runs free and love’s bought and sold  

Don’t have to agree, but don’t glory in sin  

’Cause hatred is never the win  

That’s dark-hearted… and it’ll hollow you out in the end  


Verse 3 

They say speak your truth, but mean “speak mine”  

And aim and shoot if you step outta line  

But truth ain’t truth if it’s soaked in spite  

You can’t hold a torch while you’re killing the light  


Verse 4  

There’s a line in the sand no one sees no more  

We blurred it all out in this culture war  

Used to shake hands, say “I see it another way”  

Now we cheer on the reaper like it’s judgment day  


Bridge 

You got a fire in your chest? Let it heat, not burn  

Turn that rage into light — it’s the only way we learn  

’Cause what good is winning if your soul turns thin?  

A hard heart don’t carry peace within  


Final Chorus 

That’s dark-hearted — don’t you feel the cold?  

When hate runs free and love’s bought and sold  

You don’t have to agree, but don’t glory in sin  

’Cause hate is never the win  

That’s dark-hearted… and it’ll hollow you out in the end  


Outro 

You want to change the world? Then start with your soul  

‘Cause stones don’t grow flowers, and hate won’t make you whole  

Don’t be dark-hearted… don’t be dark-hearted  

It’ll hollow you out in the end  


Lyrics © 2025 Scott D. Radtke. All rights reserved.


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