Painted Shield
I'm the last to know the difference
Between a war and a truce
Sometimes I still need assistance
Telling love from abuse
No, I never asked for this
Shame and fear and emptiness
How can we tell fake from real
When we're still fighting ghosts
With a painted shield?
I'm the last to be forgiven
By myself
The denial, it kept me driven
Away from help
No, I never asked for this
Broken-hearted loneliness
How can we trust what we feel
When we're still fighting ghosts
With a painted shield?
When you're looking for money and fame
Everybody wants to look with you
But when you're looking for justice and blame, oh no
Very few people want to look for the truth
Painful past will keep repeating
Until you shine a light
And give your heart the space for grieving
All the things that weren't right
No, I never asked for this
Faith and grace and forgiveness
How can we begin to heal
'Til we stop fighting ghosts
With a wooden sword and a painted shield?
Wooden sword and a painted shield
Between a war and a truce
Sometimes I still need assistance
Telling love from abuse
No, I never asked for this
Shame and fear and emptiness
How can we tell fake from real
When we're still fighting ghosts
With a painted shield?
I'm the last to be forgiven
By myself
The denial, it kept me driven
Away from help
No, I never asked for this
Broken-hearted loneliness
How can we trust what we feel
When we're still fighting ghosts
With a painted shield?
When you're looking for money and fame
Everybody wants to look with you
But when you're looking for justice and blame, oh no
Very few people want to look for the truth
Painful past will keep repeating
Until you shine a light
And give your heart the space for grieving
All the things that weren't right
No, I never asked for this
Faith and grace and forgiveness
How can we begin to heal
'Til we stop fighting ghosts
With a wooden sword and a painted shield?
Wooden sword and a painted shield
Credits
Writer(s): Stone Gossard, Mason Jennings
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