Verse 1 I've said the words a thousand times, Traced every edge of all my crimes, Brought offerings to every shrine— The mirror still shows what's mine. Verse 2 The priest absolves, the judge suspends, The wounded says the chapter ends, But thunder lives beneath my skin, No ritual can let me in. Chorus 1 Forgiveness is a door I cannot find, No key from heaven, earth, or humankind, The only lock that matters is my own, And I'm the guard who won't leave home. Verse 3 I've read the books on letting go, Been told time heals what conscience knows, But time just makes the ledger long— The debt remains, I still belong. Verse 4 You say your god wipes clean the slate, Rewinds the film, resets the date, But here I stand with stained-red hands, And history makes its own demands. Chorus 2 Your absolution falls like rain on stone, I carry what I've done, I carry it alone, The jury in my chest won't hear your pleas, I'm judge and prisoner, I hold both keys. Bridge Unless the deed becomes undone, Unless no bullet leaves the gun, Unless the word returns unspoken— I am the sentence, I am broken. Verse 5 So keep your mercy, keep your grace, I know exactly what I face, The only voice that sets me free Is the one that's trapped inside of me. Chorus 3 Forgiveness is a door I cannot find, No key from heaven, earth, or humankind, The only lock that matters is my own, And I'm the guard who won't leave home.
