I Don't Want to Fight
Harmony Beyond Conflict: Unveiling the Peaceful Essence in Derek Webb's Song
Lyrics
I don't want to be right anymore
I no longer desire to be considered right.
I don't want to be good
I no longer desire to be perceived as good.
I don't want to change your mind
I don't want to change your perspective or opinion.
To feel it like I do
To experience it as intensely as I do.
I don't wanna sell graves
I don't want to be involved in selling burial plots.
Peddle them door to door
Offering them for sale from one place to another.
A little something to ease your mind
A small something to calm your worries.
And prepare you for what's in store
And get you ready for what lies ahead.
I don't want to fight
I have no desire to engage in conflict.
Brother I'm not joking about peace
Brother, I'm serious about pursuing peace.
We can have it here tonight
We can achieve peace right now.
It all comes down to you and me
It ultimately depends on both you and me.
You never asked me to save anyone
You never requested me to save anyone.
Not in whole or in part
Not in whole or in part.
Like I was some kind of Holy Ghost
As if I were some kind of Holy Ghost.
Come to change their hearts
Coming to change their hearts.
I don't want to fight
I have no desire to engage in conflict.
Brother I'm not joking about peace
Brother, I'm serious about pursuing peace.
We can have it here tonight
We can achieve peace right now.
It all comes down to you and me
It ultimately depends on both you and me.
You know the tree by the fruit
You can recognize a tree by its fruit.
But just between me and you
But confidentially, I often don't follow my desires.
I never do what I want
I never do what I want.
I do what I'm taught
I do what I've been taught.
And I've been learning a lot
And I've been learning a lot.
About the violence I'm capable of
About the potential for violence within me.
So I'm walking away from this
I'm choosing to walk away from this situation.
Before I hurt someone
Before I cause harm to someone.
'Cause I'm facing enemies
Because I'm confronting adversaries.
On both sides of the gun
On both sides of the conflict.
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