"Forgive Us" lyrics
Rough seas, but we learned to wade through
Remember, when you told me, "I hate you."
To be fair, I said, "I hate you, too."
Pain took a toll. So, we had to make do
Thought we moved on to a better place
Tell me what happens when you never face
Problems. Do they forever chase
Locked inside? Never safe
We said, "Forever", in a parking lot
Couple cups in a summer front seat
You drew hearts on my wrist with a marker
Said, "Promise me you won't turn into me."
We got sharp and we got scared
Raised our voices, raised our guards
Counted every tiny fracture
Like we planned each breaking part
I forgive us
For every slammed door, every cruel word
For the nights we slept like strangers back-to-back
Holding hurt
I forgive us
For all the "almost"s
All the rust
We were kids with heavy feelings doing too much
I forgive you
And I forgive us
Gotta give grace. We was only nineteen
Ice-cold stone. Cold-holding ice cream
Fighting on the curb, causing a whole scene
Mad at myself destroying your self-esteem
Damn
We were so insecure
We was tryna go where we've never been before
Tried to save each other but we was ill-equipped
Use a band-aid, but we need a tourniquet
Burned a bit
Talk about the bridges that is
And the problems that we had
I was living with his
You was living with hers
Lives deep in your nerves
When I talk about them, it's like speaking in thirds
They were still learning, how to love, how to trust
Forgive them, if we getting back to us
Body keeps the score
No need to discuss
Learn to let go, if you had enough
All your sweaters still know my shape, my shape
I still scroll through the years we blurred
You kept score
I kept my distance. Both of us waiting to be heard
We confused love with being right
We turned our fears into a shield
But there's grace in saying we tried
More than winners on a field
I forgive us
For every slammed door, every cruel word
For the nights we slept like strangers back-to-back
Holding hurt
I forgive us
For all the "almost"s
All the rust
We were kids with heavy feelings doing too much
I forgive you
And I forgive us
I forgive us
For the dreams we dropped along the way
For the future that we folded
Packed in boxes. Gave away
I forgive us
I forgive us
For loving hard but losing touch
We were learning how to be here
Learning to trust
I forgive you
And I forgive us
Remember, when you told me, "I hate you."
To be fair, I said, "I hate you, too."
Pain took a toll. So, we had to make do
Thought we moved on to a better place
Tell me what happens when you never face
Problems. Do they forever chase
Locked inside? Never safe
We said, "Forever", in a parking lot
Couple cups in a summer front seat
You drew hearts on my wrist with a marker
Said, "Promise me you won't turn into me."
We got sharp and we got scared
Raised our voices, raised our guards
Counted every tiny fracture
Like we planned each breaking part
I forgive us
For every slammed door, every cruel word
For the nights we slept like strangers back-to-back
Holding hurt
I forgive us
For all the "almost"s
All the rust
We were kids with heavy feelings doing too much
I forgive you
And I forgive us
Gotta give grace. We was only nineteen
Ice-cold stone. Cold-holding ice cream
Fighting on the curb, causing a whole scene
Mad at myself destroying your self-esteem
Damn
We were so insecure
We was tryna go where we've never been before
Tried to save each other but we was ill-equipped
Use a band-aid, but we need a tourniquet
Burned a bit
Talk about the bridges that is
And the problems that we had
I was living with his
You was living with hers
Lives deep in your nerves
When I talk about them, it's like speaking in thirds
They were still learning, how to love, how to trust
Forgive them, if we getting back to us
Body keeps the score
No need to discuss
Learn to let go, if you had enough
All your sweaters still know my shape, my shape
I still scroll through the years we blurred
You kept score
I kept my distance. Both of us waiting to be heard
We confused love with being right
We turned our fears into a shield
But there's grace in saying we tried
More than winners on a field
I forgive us
For every slammed door, every cruel word
For the nights we slept like strangers back-to-back
Holding hurt
I forgive us
For all the "almost"s
All the rust
We were kids with heavy feelings doing too much
I forgive you
And I forgive us
I forgive us
For the dreams we dropped along the way
For the future that we folded
Packed in boxes. Gave away
I forgive us
I forgive us
For loving hard but losing touch
We were learning how to be here
Learning to trust
I forgive you
And I forgive us
