revolutionary love

i will tend my anger
i will tend my grief
i will achieve safety
i will find relief
i'll show myself mercy
i'll show my self-respect
i'll decide when i'm ready
to forgive but not forget
i will ask you questions
i will try to understand
and if you give me your story
i will hold it in my hands

yes, i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
the revolutionary love

and even if you hurt me
i will not shut down
no, you can't make me hate you
and carry that hate around
i will see no stranger
only parts of myself, i don't yet know
i'll see right through evil
to a wound, too scared to show
i have the power to stay open
i have the power to be
the one that i've been waiting for
the one who sets me free

yes, i can bring the love
the revolutionary love
i can bring the love
the revolutionary love
yes, i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
the revolutionary love

i will tend my anger
i will tend my grief
i will achieve safety
i will find relief
i'll show myself mercy
i'll show myself respect
i'll decide when i'm ready
to forgive but not forget
i will ask you questions
i will try to understand
and if you give me your story
i will hold it in my hands

i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
i will bring the love
the revolutionary love
the revolutionary love

Ani DiFranco Lyrics brought to you by danah boyd since 1995