Mr. Unforgiven

I'll absolve your every sin. Wash your

I'll absolve your every sin. Wash your

slate completely clean. Pour my heart

slate completely clean. Pour my heart

out like a prayer. Love you through the

out like a prayer. Love you through the

in between. Well, one stumble, one wrong

in between. Well, one stumble, one wrong

word, and I'm cast into the dark.

word, and I'm cast into the dark.

They'll burn bridges made of gold just

They'll burn bridges made of gold just

to watch me fall apart.

to watch me fall apart.

Tell me why forgiveness flows like water

Tell me why forgiveness flows like water

from my hands, but their judgment cuts

from my hands, but their judgment cuts

like lightning when I can't meet their

like lightning when I can't meet their

demands.

demands.

I miss the unforgiving

I miss the unforgiving

with a heart too big to hide. I love

with a heart too big to hide. I love

like there's no tomorrow.

like there's no tomorrow.

Apologize

Apologize

with pride.

with pride.

But their mercies got conditions. Their

But their mercies got conditions. Their

grace comes with a price. And I'd rather

grace comes with a price. And I'd rather

break and be them. Roll the dice and pay

break and be them. Roll the dice and pay

twice.

twice.

Something's twisted in my wiring.

Something's twisted in my wiring.

Something broken in my coat. I give

Something broken in my coat. I give

mercy by the gallon. of their reaction

mercy by the gallon. of their reaction

with their own. There's a poison in

with their own. There's a poison in

their kindness. There's a dagger in

their kindness. There's a dagger in

their smile. And I wonder why I'm

their smile. And I wonder why I'm

different. Why love's not worth their

different. Why love's not worth their

while.

while.

Maybe I'm the fool who thinks that

Maybe I'm the fool who thinks that

hearts were meant to men.

hearts were meant to men.

Maybe I'm naive. Believe in love. Not

Maybe I'm naive. Believe in love. Not

just pretend.

just pretend.

I missed the for

I missed the for

with a heart too big to hide. I love

with a heart too big to hide. I love

like there's no tomorrow.

like there's no tomorrow.

Apologize with pride. But their mercies

Apologize with pride. But their mercies

got conditions. Their grace comes with a

got conditions. Their grace comes with a

price and I'd rather break than be them.

price and I'd rather break than be them.

Roll the dice and pay it twice.

Roll the dice and pay it twice.

I've been walking on eggshells, painting

I've been walking on eggshells, painting

targets on my chest. Every word becomes

targets on my chest. Every word becomes

a weapon. Every breath becomes a test.

a weapon. Every breath becomes a test.

They keep scorecards of my failures, but

They keep scorecards of my failures, but

forget the good I've done. One mistake

forget the good I've done. One mistake

erases years of battles that I've won.

erases years of battles that I've won.

So I'm learning how to love me in a

So I'm learning how to love me in a

world that loves to hate. How to STAND

world that loves to hate. How to STAND

INSIDE THE FIRE WHILE THEY SEAL my

INSIDE THE FIRE WHILE THEY SEAL my

bitter faith. I won't harden up my

bitter faith. I won't harden up my

spirit just to fit their broken mo. I'd

spirit just to fit their broken mo. I'd

rather be unforgiven

rather be unforgiven

than let my heart grow cold. Maybe soft

than let my heart grow cold. Maybe soft

hearts are a curse in this world of

hearts are a curse in this world of

hardened souls. Maybe caring is the

hardened souls. Maybe caring is the

sickness. Maybe cruelty is the goal. But

sickness. Maybe cruelty is the goal. But

I'd rather be unforgiven

I'd rather be unforgiven

than forget how love should feel

than forget how love should feel

than trade my broken tenderness for

than trade my broken tenderness for

armor made of steel. I'm mister unfor.

armor made of steel. I'm mister unfor.

And that's fine by me tonight. I'd

And that's fine by me tonight. I'd

rather love and lose it all

rather love and lose it all

and never hold the light. So I'll keep

and never hold the light. So I'll keep

my heart wide open. Let them think that

my heart wide open. Let them think that

makes me weak. Cuz the world needs more

makes me weak. Cuz the world needs more

forgiveness from the ones who dare to

forgiveness from the ones who dare to

speak.

speak.

So here's to all the gentle ones, the

So here's to all the gentle ones, the

givers and the kind,

givers and the kind,

the ones they call too sensitive, the

the ones they call too sensitive, the

ones they leave behind.

ones they leave behind.

We're the unforgiven army,

We're the unforgiven army,

but we'll love them just the same. Even

but we'll love them just the same. Even

when they write us off, we won't play

when they write us off, we won't play

their bitter game.

their bitter game.