[Verse 1] You left your coat beside the stairs The sleeve still caught on one loose nail I held my anger like a key And checked the lock each time I passed [Pre-Chorus] I thought that keeping score Could keep the hurt from changing shape But every number asked for more And every morning felt the same [Chorus] Forgiveness isn't saying it was right Or asking every scar to disappear It's setting down the weight I carried through the night And making room for what can still grow here I can remember, I can draw the line And let the old wound loosen from my hands Forgiveness takes its time But time begins when I let go [Verse 2] Your note was folded in a book The one we used to leave between us I read it once, then read it slow No perfect words, just what was true [Pre-Chorus] You can't undo the day I won't pretend it didn't count But truth can leave a little space For something other than the doubt [Chorus] Forgiveness isn't saying it was right Or asking every scar to disappear It's setting down the weight I carried through the night And making room for what can still grow here I can remember, I can draw the line And let the old wound loosen from my hands Forgiveness takes its time But time begins when I let go [Bridge] Some doors stay closed, and that's okay Some roads turn back, some don't I can wish you well from far away And keep the boundary that I chose No debt erased, no truth denied Just one less stone I need to hold [Final Chorus] Forgiveness isn't saying it was right Or asking every scar to disappear It's setting down the weight I carried through the night And making room for what can still grow here I can remember, I can draw the line And let the old wound loosen from my hands Forgiveness takes its time But time begins when I let go [Outro] I let go—not of what happened I let go of carrying it alone
