The Measure You Use
Verse 1
You hold the line so high and straight
You say it’s love, you say it’s fate
Every word is finely weighed
Every fault you never misplace
You speak of truth, you speak of right
In the clear, unforgiving light
I try my best, I carry through
But the bar keeps moving too
Verse 2
I give my days, I give my care
It disappears into thin air
Kindness fades without a sound
Mistakes are the only thing found
I walk so softly, watch my step
Afraid of debts I never kept
Good intentions, quietly used
By the measure you use
Chorus
The measure you use
It comes back around
Every silent scale
Every weight you put down
If mercy is thin
If grace is refused
What will it say
By the measure you use
Verse 3
Love was never meant to ache
Like every breath is a mistake
I was not born to earn my place
Or live in fear of falling grace
Some standards break the ones who try
They look like truth but they deny
The human heart, the fragile truth
Behind the measure you use
Outro
So if I step away, don’t be confused
I’m laying down the weight I lose
I’ll walk in love, I’ll choose what’s true
Not by fear —
But the measure I use
Michael Forty