Not a Choice You Make

(Verse 1) The sun comes up, another day, the world begins to spin And you see someone struggling, a battle from within You think they chose this path they walk, this heavy, winding road That they woke up one morning, and welcomed this heavy load But it’s a slow and steady slide, a darkness you don’t see A chain that wraps around them, ’til they’re no longer free.

(Chorus) ‘Cause it’s not a choice they make, in the blink of an eye It’s a lonely little comfort, a temporary lie From the bottle in the cupboard to the needle in the vein From the betting slip to shopping, to numb a different pain You might see the struggle, and think you’d never fall But every single person has a vice, standing tall A little hunger, a little habit, that could one day take control It’s just a fragile human heart in a broken, weary soul.

(Verse 2) Some chase the rush of gambling, a chance to hit it big Some fill their empty lives with clothes, and then they start to dig Some find a solace in the food, a temporary feast And others find their peace inside the stomach of the beast They watch the spiral start to turn, a whisper and a plea Until the monster has a name, and that name is me But they’re still in there somewhere, a person you once knew They’re just a little lost, trying to find their way back to you.

(Chorus) ‘Cause it’s not a choice they make, in the blink of an eye It’s a lonely little comfort, a temporary lie From the bottle in the cupboard to the needle in the vein From the betting slip to shopping, to numb a different pain You might see the struggle, and think you’d never fall But every single person has a vice, standing tall A little hunger, a little habit, that could one day take control It’s just a fragile human heart in a broken, weary soul.

(Bridge) Don’t turn your back and walk away, with judgment in your eyes Just see the person hurting, behind the twisted lies We all have a weakness, a place we like to hide Just a different kind of burden, on a lonely, desperate tide.

(Outro) So if you see them struggling, just know they didn’t choose The human heart is fragile, and we all have something to lose. Yeah, we all have something to lose.