I've tried to hate myself
Thinking that's how things will change
But it never helps
Piling up the blame
Fighting fire with fire
Hurt with more hurt
Breaking my own heart
Makes everything worse

I got to be kind kind to myself
Cause I can't change change any way else
If the kindness of my savior
Is how he changes me
Then I can be kind kind to myself

I know it sounds insane
But the old way wasn't working
I try to medicate
When the pain's under the surface
I've never healed by
Powering through
I had to learn how to see me
The way that you do

I got to be kind kind to myself
Cause I can't change change any way else
If the kindness of my savior
Is how he changes me
Then I can be kind kind to myself

Don't misunderstand
It's not permission
It's conviction over condemnation
Oh the curious love of God
Such a better and sweeter song
Has a way of showing me what's really going on going on
What does the voice in your head sound like
When you fail for the thousandth time
Is it cruel or is it kind

I got to be kind kind to myself
Cause I can't change change any way else
If the kindness of my savior
Is how he changes me
I can be kind kind to myself
I can be kind kind to myself
I can be kind kind to myself