[Verse 1] The heavy stone we carry in the dark A quiet grievance waiting for a spark We guard the hurt like treasure in a chest And wonder why our weary hearts won't rest [Pre-Chorus] We build the walls so high to keep out pain And walk alone inside a freezing rain [Chorus] Forgiveness is the lifting of the chain The breaking of the cyclical disdain It does not say the wound was right or fair It just lets go of what we're holding there [Verse 2] The ledger closes and the debts are cleared We face the quiet future that we feared To drop the weapon is to risk the fall To answer when a gentler voice should call [Pre-Chorus] We open hands we clenched into a fist And step into the morning and the mist [Chorus] Forgiveness is the lifting of the chain The breaking of the cyclical disdain It does not say the wound was right or fair It just lets go of what we're holding there [Bridge] It takes a quiet courage to forgive To make a barren place begin to live The soft release of heavy, binding ties Beneath the vast and unindicting skies [Final Chorus] Forgiveness is the lifting of the chain The breaking of the cyclical disdain It does not say the wound was right or fair It just lets go of what we're holding there And breathing deep, we learn to start anew With nothing left to prove or to undo
