I Forgive You
Darren Hayes Lyrics

For all the anguish,
Despite all the emotional pain I've faced,

And degradation
And the loss of self-worth that follows,

For every time I needed truth
For every occasion where honesty was necessary,

And you were faithless
And you were untrustworthy,

But disappointment, self-deprecation
As a result, I am disappointed in myself and feel unworthy,

But living a lie for fantasize and you could save me
But I lived a facade, fantasizing that you could rescue me from my pain.

I need my cross like a blanket
I cling to my pain like a comforting blanket,

And misery is comfort
Because it's familiar and comfortable to me,

I can hardly stand to blame myself for filling prophecy on you
It's difficult for me to accept responsibility for my part in enabling your behavior,

And in the end I decided
But ultimately, I made a choice,

I guess I felt I deserved it
Believing I deserved your mistreatment,

I should kiss your dirty lips for bringing me my clarity
I should thank you for revealing the truth to me, despite how painful it was.

And how did you just make me see?
How did you manage to finally open my eyes to the truth of your deception?

How your lies have buried me
How your lies have suffocated and overwhelmed me,

But I forgive you
Yet, despite all this, I choose to forgive you,

Lord I must forgive you
Because holding onto anger and resentment is only hurting me,

So I
And so, I make the conscious decision to let go of my pain and anger.

I feel so high
After all this pain and turmoil, I feel a sense of elation and freedom,

Just let it go we would
If we both let go of our pain, we could move forward without this baggage,

For all the torment
Despite all the emotional suffering you caused me,

Loss of independence
Resulting in a feeling of loss of personal autonomy,

For disrespect, carelessness with my emotions
For showing me disrespect and disregarding my emotional wellbeing,

For all the screams I swallow
For all the times I've kept my pain hidden inside, never speaking out,

How a soul is hollow
Leaving me feeling empty and alone inside,

For giving into temptation
And for succumbing to the lure of your deceitful ways,

For making me feel like a cheap replacement
For treating me like a disposable substitute for someone else.

All the lies that I believed
Reflecting on all the falsehoods and illusions I accepted as truth,

And all the guilt you make me feel
And the weight of responsibility you placed on me for your actions,

'Cause I forgive you
Despite all this, I choose to forgive you,

All the lies that I believed,
Reiterating the false narrative you constructed,

'Cause I
And despite this, I choose to let go of my anger towards you,

Getting stronger, letting go
As I forgive you, I become emotionally stronger and am able to let go of my pain,

Getting stronger, I'm moving on
Continuing to grow stronger and move forward in my life,

Getting stronger, I'm letting go
Accepting the truth and releasing the pain associated with your deception,

Getting stronger, I'm getting stronger
Recognizing my personal growth and increased resilience,

No
Refusing to continue to allow this pain and anger to control me.

And how the truth does make me see
Reflecting on how the truth has given me a newfound clarity,

And how your lies have buried me
And how your lies had once consumed me,

I forgive you
And yet, despite all of this, I choose to forgive you,

I must forgive you
Because holding onto anger and resentment only keeps me trapped in pain,

'cause I
And so, I choose to let go of my pain and move forward in my life.

Guilt you make me feel
Reflecting on the responsibility you placed on me for your actions,

This time
But this time, I choose to move forward without this burden.

I feel so high
After all this pain and turmoil, I feel a sense of elation and freedom,

'Cause it feels so good just letting go
And it feels liberating to release this anger and pain towards you,

You know I feel good now you go
Recognizing that I feel better now that you and your toxicity are no longer a part of my life.