Forgiveness

(album: The Whole Truth - 2011)

You see the rain, it's in the sky
You see the pain, it's in the eyes
Just a man, prone to minimize
At midnight, I can hear the bitter cries
Love and hate is thinner line
I see you swallowing your pride to pretend it's fine
I wish I would have seen this ahead of time
Then I could avoid all the pain you feel inside
Can't sleep, odd memories
Crying out to God like, would it ever leave?
Lord remember me, what's the remedy?
I don't want to feel like I'm sleeping with the enemy
Man, this whole thing is bittersweet
I should forgive since Christ is forgiving me
At least I know this in my head
But it's so much easier said

They say forgiveness is a choice
Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice
But... swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course
Forgiveness is a choice
Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice
But I gotta swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

It takes time, the minutes pass
Erase the lines, you finish last
But you keep submitting to what's in the past
Going through the same cycle like a spinning glass
And I know that it's a process
Still trying to get past what your pops did
Yeah, now you're feeling like a monster
Explaining to the counselors everything your mom said
It cuts you, King Sue
God know everything you've been through
How you been bruised, he's in tune
But forgiveness is the healing for them wounds
So you gotta let it go, let it go
It'll kill you if you let it grow
Unforgiveness is a poison, the choice is yours
I'm just a voice here to let them know that...

They say forgiveness is a choice
Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice
But I got to swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course
They say forgiveness is a choice
Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice
But I got to swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

You say I can't forgive, I can't forget
They apologize, you can't accept
Demand respect, imagine that
When every time you sinned, God cancelled debt
And every time he's forgiven you
Every time that you ate a piece of forbidden fruit
I know you've been abused, I ain't in your shoes
But I know if you let him dig up the bitter roots
And show them love, you'll overcome
Loving enemies is part of growing up
Wanna hold a grudge, I know it's tough
But if Joseph the dreamer forgave his older bros
And Christ forgives, and died for sins
And likes to give life though we ain't got the right to live
Then we should know how to waive our rights to win
Whether we're gray or our life ends, gotta show them love

Forgiveness is a choice...
Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course
Forgiveness is a choice...
Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course
Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course