(Ooh-woah, oh-oh-oh...) (Aah-aaaaah...) I know there’s something I forgave Written underneath my name I’m trying to remember that Before I live in vain I arrived here empty-handed Baby bracelet, paper name Fresh beginning felt like service Clicking 'Yes' to hide the shame Clicked agree in such a hurry Then I let it slip away Now I’m hunting for the glory In the light of every day I know I swore before the dawn Under a name I can’t recall! To love like I was being watched By every soul I’ve ever wronged! I know there’s something I forgave Before I ever felt this pain I’m trying to remember that Before it means nothing! (Oh, remember!) At all the stations, took the wrong tubes All these bargains, small and cheap But in the shadows, hear the whispers In the quiet, 'fore I sleep It’s a hum inside the marrow It’s a hollow in the chest And it’s calling through the narrow 'Til I give the ghost a rest! (Music drops to a low, vibrating hum) “You promised you’d be braver... You’ve been here like this before.” (Harp glissando) I know I swore before the dawn Under a name I can’t recall! To walk back in when I got lost To keep my heart from growing small! I know there’s something I forgave Before I ever tasted shame I’m trying to remember that Before I die unseen! Maybe it was just this: Hold a stranger like a friend (Haaaa-aaaah!) Tell the truth when it is hardest Start again... and then again! (Drum crescendo) AND AGAIN! I know I swore before the dawn Under a name I can’t recall! To leave this place a little softer Than it was when I was called! I know there’s something I forgave Written underneath my name I’m trying to remember that Before I fade in vain! (I’m trying to remember that...) Before I die in vain. (Ooh...)
