[Verse 1]
First the trauma
The heavy blow
Then recover
And we don't know
Of course we don’t
We cut the hook line
And leave the barb
We know the name
Of every scar
[Chorus]
Hold ourselves to promises
Made when we were ignorant
Hold ourselves to promises
Made when we were innocent
[Verse 2]
And the heart flows like a river
It finds the quickest way down
Sweeps up the soul and its blisters
Comes pouring out of the mouth
And sometimes we're strong enough swimmers
And this time
It wasn't us smashed on the rocks
[Chorus]
Hold ourselves to promises
Made when we were ignorant
Hold ourselves to promises
Made when we were innocent
We hold ourselves to promises
Made when we were children
[Outro]
Please Brother be kind when you’re hurting
We'll all feel the blow
Brother Be Kind was written by Dave McKendry.
Dave McKendry released Brother Be Kind on Fri Dec 21 2018.
This was the first song I ever wrote in Vienna. Within five nights of arriving into the city four close male friends of mine were struggling with their own very serious problems; emotional, mental and physical.
I was moved to speak with them, to let them know the power of speaking, to try to lift s...