You Gave Them Kindness, They Gave You Pain

you gave them kindness and what did they give you pain every single time that's the punchline kid you bent over backward stretched yourself thin all for what a little pat on the back a smile that Fades as soon as you turn around huh I bet you didn't even see it coming did you they took your kindness and carved it up like a Thanksgiving turkey leaving you with the scraps let me tell you something the world it doesn't care it never cared you could give and give and give and give and give pour your heart out

until there's nothing left and they'll still watch you bleed all while laughing behind your back that's the reality that's the joke you're living in see kindness It's a weapon but not for you nah you handed that weapon over to them and they used it to slice you up piece by piece oh you didn't notice it at first nah they were sneaky about it acted like they cared but in the end it's always the same they leave you in the dirt wondering where you went wrong asking yourself why why why here's the answer because you cared

because you thought if you were good enough if you loved hard enough if you stayed loyal long enough enough they'd see your worth ha but people don't care about worth kid they care about what you can do for them right now and when you're all used up when there's nothing left to take they'll toss you aside like yesterday's trash M the harsh truth you can't win in this game if you're playing with kindness nah that's not how the world works you want to survive you got to be harder than the ones who hurt you you

got to look them dead in the eye and say not today you gave them kindness they gave you pain so now give them back the pain make them feel what you felt turn that weakness into Power into something they can't touch people think I'm crazy that I don't know what it's like to be betrayed to be hurt but that's where they're wrong I was just like you once software caring thought the world had rules thought people had some decency and then I learned real quick that but the Only Rule is there are no rules the

world's just chaos in a mask pretending it's God order people they're animals clawing for survival and they don't give a damn about your kindness look at you sitting there feeling sorry for yourself feeling like the victim but the real joke you gave them the knife you handed it over with a smile thinking they'd protect you with it but nah they cut you deep didn't they you feel it right here don't you every scar every wound every tear it's all there because you thought kindness was the answer you think they care that you're hurt you think

they're sitting there regretting it huh no no no they've moved on you're just a blip in their story a forgettable chapter but them they've made themselves permanent in yours haven't they every sleepless night every time you question yourself they're there in your head laughing at how easy it was so now what huh you're going to keep crying about it keep being the same old you hoping next time we'll be different or are you going to take what's left of you and rebuild you see this pain they gave you it's power it's the fuel you need

to light the fire that burns through their lies their games all of it but it starts with you you got to stop being the joke in their little act and start writing your own punchlines you're stronger than you think all that hurt all that betrayal it didn't break you you're still standing aren't you good now use it use the pain to build yourself up so high they can't even touch you they'll look at you and see someone they can't control anymore more someone they can't manipulate and that's what scares them the most kid people like

them they need people like you they need someone soft to hurt someone kind to take advantage of without you they're nothing so laugh laugh at the joke cuz now you know the punchline you gave them kindness and they gave you pain but now you give them nothing you take back what's yours and you show them that the one they tried to destroy well he ain't going down that easy let's talk about loyalty huh you gave them that too didn't you you stuck around when no one else would when they were at their lowest when everyone

else turned their back you stayed cuz you're different right you believed in them thought that if you held on long enough maybe they'd change maybe they'd finally appreciate what you did huh but guess what they didn't they never do you see loyalty it's a one-way ticket to disappointment when you're dealing with the wrong people they see your loyalty and they take it for granted you're like a safety net always there to catch them when they fall but when it's your turn when you need someone where are they huh nowhere they vanish like they they never

knew you that's the real kick in the teeth isn't it you give them everything your time your trust your love and they throw it all away like it was nothing and there you are standing in the ruins of your own generosity wondering why you're always the one left bleeding I'll tell you why it's because you made a mistake you believed people could be like you you thought they had the same heart the same soul but here's the truth they don't people don't value loyalty unless it serves them they don't care about your love unless they

can use it and they don't give a damn about your time unless it benefits them you were playing the wrong game from the start kid you thought it was about doing the right thing about being good about sticking it out through thick and thin but the real game it's survival it's dog e dog and the sooner you realize that the better see I learned that a long time ago you think I got to where I am by playing nice by being loyal huh no I got here because I stopped caring stopped giving stopped believing in

people I saw them for what they really are opportunists and the only way to survive in a world full of opportunists you take before they can take from you you put yourself first always that's the part that's going to hurt the most though isn't it letting go of that idealistic version of yourself the one that wants to see the good in people it's like killing a part of who you are but guess what that part of you is already dead they killed it over and over again every time they lied to you every time they

left you behind the real you the strong you that's the one who's still standing the one who's angry the one who's ready to burn it all down and start over because now now you get it you get that kindness loyalty love it's all a con they're just tools people use to get what they want and once they've got it you're nothing to them so why play their game why give them the satisfaction of seeing you break you've got something they'll never have something they'll never understand resilience yeah that's the word you've been knocked down kicked

around betrayed by the ones you trusted most but you're still here that's power kid that's the kind of strength they can't touch and and you know what the best part is they don't even see it coming they think they've broken you think they've won but they haven't they've just made you stronger so stop crying over people who wouldn't even Flinch if you were on fire stop wasting your time trying to fix things that were never meant to be fixed it's time to focus on you time to build something for yourself something no one can take

away from you you owe it to yourself to stop being the victim and start being the villain in your own story because let me tell you the villain always wins you want proof look at me I'm not a hero never was but here I am Standing Tall while all the good people are rotting in the ground they played by the rules I didn't and guess what I'm still here still laughing still running the show that's the secret kid there are no Heroes not in this world just people trying to survive so stop pretending like you

owe them them anything you don't owe them a damn thing they gave you pain good now give it back give them hell make them wish they never crossed you because once you stop caring once you let go of the idea that you need anyone that's when you become Unstoppable you want to know the real joke though it's not them it's you yeah you heard me right you were the one who kept going back you knew they didn't deserve your loyalty your kindness your trust but you gave it to them anyway you convinced yourself time after

time that maybe this time would be different that if you just held on a little longer they change but here's the punchline they never do people don't change kid not unless they're forced to and that's on you for thinking otherwise you walked into that trap and now you're surprised you got caught let me ask you something what do you want from them an apology closure ha they won't give it to you they won't even think twice about what they did because to them it was just another day you're the one stuck in the past reliving

every moment every word every betrayal while they've already moved on to their next Target so why are you still holding on why are you still giving them the power to control your thoughts your feelings your life let it go because the longer you wait for something from them the longer you're going to be stuck in this hell they built for you he here's the truth and it's going to sting a little the only person who can save you is you not them not anyone else you you've got the power to rewrite your story to flip

the script to take control but first you got to stop waiting for someone to do it for you stop waiting for them to say sorry stop waiting for them to make things right they won't the world doesn't work that way it's ugly it's cruel and it doesn't care about fairness so stop playing by their rules write your own make them regret the day they thought they could break you look at yourself look at everything you've been through the scars the bruises the heartache it didn't kill you did it no it made you tougher and that's

why they're scared they don't know what to do with someone who refuses to stay down someone who doesn't need their approval their validation they need you to be weak to keep playing the role of the kind forgiving fool but now now you're the nightmare they never saw coming so laugh laugh at the absurdity of it all laugh at the fact that you ever gave a damn about people who didn't deserve you because now now it's your turn your turn to take back what's yours your turn to stop giving and start taking and trust me kid

when you stop caring when you stop letting them in that's when you finally win the [Music]