Love's Not Fair (Stripped Down Version)
This version of "Love's Not Fair" features only the vocal and a single acoustic guitar. Although I am primarily a metal artist, I am planning to do more "Stripped Down Versions" of my songs.
This is a song about God's grace; at first, the expression “Love’s Not Fair” sounds like a complaint, but actually, it’s a FACT. Love IS not fair; that’s what it IS, and that’s what makes it LOVE. Often, what we consider “love” is actually quite selfish; we always have conditions with our love: “If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you”, but anyone can do that.
What love actually is, is something we CHOOSE to give; and that choice is a lot harder to make when the recipient doesn’t deserve it. To choose to love in spite of whether or not it returns; that’s the same love that Jesus demonstrated for us, and that’s the kind of love that can actually makes a difference in the world.
lyrics
Verse:
Staring at my own reflection through shattered bits of glass

Showing me the perfect picture of who I really am
But when You look at me, You never turn away
Kneeling next to me, and picking up the pieces
Chorus:

Why do You care?
I know I’m undeserving of the love that You have chosen to share

It’s just not fair
Verse:
I am such a useless failure; fallen to the ground
Every effort that I muster is never good enough
But when You look at me
Standing next to me, and holding out Your hand
Chorus:

Why do You care?
I know I’m undeserving of the love that You have chosen to share

It’s just not fair
Bridge:
If I’d take just one moment
Away from my self loathing

Then maybe I would notice

That I’m not meant to be broken
If I’d take just one moment
Away from my self loathing

Then maybe I would notice

That I’m not meant to be broken
So, stop beating up myself

You took the punishment Yourself
And it’s just foolish pride to think that I

Could ever hurt myself enough to cover what I’ve done

I could cut myself dry, and it still would never be enough
Verse:
It Makes no sense at all
Chorus:

Why do You care?
I know I’m undeserving of the love that You have chosen to share

It’s just not fair
But love isn’t fair
In spite of all I am, You chose to die for me, and that isn’t fair
But love’s not fairmore