[Verse 1] The first burden we bear is the weight of our family They expect us to be who they want us to be We reform and reshape trying to keep the peace And now that I'm a dad, this truth haunts my sleep For the children are ours, to protect and to teach But we forget compassion, we scold and we preach I saw my expectations, my judgements and rules Imposed on my little ones, before they even grew [Chorus] But we can fix it, it starts with forgiveness Forgiveness of ourselves, is most important of all It's where we strip the armor, and tear down the walls Forgiving all others for what they've said and who they've been We wouldn't be who or where we are, if it wasn't for them Forgiving all past and future with love and a smile We open our hearts, release our inner child [Verse 2] The second burden we bear, the weight of education and schools If we don't fall into line, they just insist on more rules The system is structured, to twist and confuse Teaching "Do as I say, and not as I do" Sit down and keep quiet, don't question our truth Robbing passion and fire, from the hearts of our youth Measured, graded, and weighed, its child against child Imagination pressed thin, a long with the smiles [Chorus] But we can fix it, it starts with forgiveness Forgiveness of ourselves, is most important of all It's where we strip the armor, and tear down the walls Forgiving all others for what they've said and who they've been We wouldn't be who or where we are, if it wasn't for them Forgiving all past and future with love and a smile We open our hearts, embrace our inner child [Verse 3] The third burden we bear is the weight of society Change ourselves to fit in, or surrender entirely Expected to follow in silence, and blindly conform If we question their actions, they insist that we're wrong Then we impose on the world, and even more on ourselves Every personal judgement, rule, fear, and doubt But the institution’s a lie, cause we all naturally fit As unique as we are, and not changing one bit [Pre-Chorus] It's the love of a child, imagination and joy Everyone is a friend, every thing is a toy Every road an adventure, every cloud a new dream When we open our hearts, love and beauty are seen Remember love's all around us, it's always been here Concealed in the shadows under our doubt and our fear [Chorus] But we can fix it, it starts with forgiveness Forgiveness of ourselves, is most important of all It's where we lay down all our heavy armor, and tear down every wall Forgiving all others for what they've said and who they've been Cause we're who and where we are right now, thanks to all of them The good and bad, whether easy or hard All lit up and paved the path to right where we are Forgiving all past and future with love and a smile We open our hearts, become our inner child Forgive and become our inner child Forgive and embrace It starts with forgiveness We all deserve forgiveness Love is forgiveness
