[intro/hook] i know there’s something i forgave written underneath my name i’m trying to remember that before i live in vain ​[verse 1] i arrived here empty-handed baby bracelet paper name fresh beginning felt like terms of service clicked agree in a rush then forgot it ​[chorus 1] 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 ​[verse 2] all stations take the wrong tubes all these bargains small and cheap but some nights i hear a whisper in the quiet right before it says ​[bridge 1: spoken] “you promised you’d be braver you’ve been here like this before” ​[chorus 2] 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 ​[bridge 2: spoken, whispered] maybe it was just this: hold a stranger like a friend tell the truth when it is hardest start again and then again ​[final chorus] 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