[male vocals] THEY
LOOKED
AWAY (
Intro) (
Soft
piano)
This
is
for
everyone...
Who
was
qualified
but
ignored.
Who
was
family...
but
forgotten.
Who
came
from
broken
beginnings...
Yet
refused
to
give
up. (
Verse 1)
I
came
from
broken
beginnings,
where
every
meal
was
a
prayer,
Dreams
were
bigger
than
my
pockets,
but
nobody
seemed
to
care.
I
studied,
I
worked,
I
sacrificed,
believing
my
time
would
come,
But
every
application
I
submitted
seemed
to
disappear
for
some.
I
wasn't
asking
for
shortcuts,
I
wasn't
chasing
a
lie,
Just
one
honest
opportunity
before
the
years
passed
by.
The
people
who
knew
my
story,
the
people
who
knew
my
name,
Had
the
power
to
open
one
small
door...
but
nothing
ever
came. (
Pre-Chorus)
I
kept
asking
myself... "
What
more
can
I
do?"
Maybe
my
season
wasn't
ready...
Maybe
God
was
seeing
me
through. (
Chorus)
They
looked
away...
they
closed
their
eyes,
While
I
was
trying
to
survive.
Even
my
own
family
passed
me
by,
Leaving
me
alone
to
ask
God
why.
But
I
kept
believing,
I
kept
the
faith,
Though
my
heart
was
bruised
each
day.
Life
can
never
stay
the
same
forever...
That's
why
I
never
walked
away. (
Verse 2)
I
watched
nephews
receive
attention
while
uncles
stood
unseen,
Not
because
they
lacked
value,
but
because
they
owned
nothing.
When
poverty
becomes
your
surname,
people
forget
your
face,
They
measure
every
human
being
by
money
instead
of
grace.
Some
had
connections,
some
had
influence,
They
could
have
spoken
just
one
word.
Instead
they
watched
from
a
distance,
Pretending
they
never
heard.
Maybe
they
feared
if
they
lifted
me,
I'd
one
day
rise
too
high.
So
they
protected
every
opportunity,
While
I
kept
asking
why.
They
thought
I
never
noticed...
They
thought
I
couldn't
tell.
But
silence
speaks
the
loudest
language...
I
learned
that
lesson
well. (
Bridge)
So
I
stopped
waiting
for
permission.
I
stopped
knocking
on
closed
doors.
I
placed
my
future
in
God's
hands,
And
kept
working
even
more.
Every
rejection
made
me
stronger.
Every
disappointment
made
me
wise.
The
same
people
who
ignored
my
journey
Will
one
day
witness
my
rise. (
Verse 3)
Whatever
job
eventually
came,
I
took
it
with
gratitude,
Because
honest
work
has
dignity,
regardless
of
the
magnitude.
Every
small
beginning
became
another
stepping
stone,
Teaching
me
that
greatness
is
built
when
nobody
is
known.
One
day
my
children
will
remember,
Not
the
tears
I
cried
alone.
They'll
remember
I
refused
to
quit,
And
built
a
future
of
our
own. (
Final
Chorus)
They
looked
away...
but
God
looked
down.
He
never
left
me
on
the
ground.
Every
closed
door
became
a
lesson,
Every
delay
became
a
blessing.
From
broken
beginnings,
I'm
rising
today.
No
bitterness
will
lead
my
way.
When
my
table
overflows
with
bread,
I'll
feed
the
hungry
just
as
I
said.
I'll
open
doors
for
those
behind,
Because
I
know
what
it
feels
like.
To
stand
qualified...
yet
overlooked...
To
keep
believing
through
the
night. (
Outro)
One
day...
they'll
ask
how
I
made
it.
I'll
simply
smile
and
say... "
I
kept
believing
when
nobody
believed
in
me.
I
kept
walking
when
everybody
looked
away.
I
forgave
those
who
forgot
me.
And
I
trusted
God...
until
my
season
came." (
Fade
out
with
choir
repeating) "
From
broken
beginnings...
to
a
beautiful
ending...
From
broken
beginnings...
God
was
always
with
me..."