Lyrics

FORGIVENESS

I forgive you…
For everything you said to me
I forgive you…
For everything you took from me

It’s easier to curse your name
It’s easier to scream and cry
It’s easier to tell the world
Of all that made me say goodbye

It’s easier to wish you dead
It’s easier to feel the hate
To wish you never loved or lived
Why is it so hard…
Why is it so hard to forgive?

I forgive you…
For every time you frightened me
I forgive you…
For every time you lied to me

It’s easier to wish you pain
It’s easier to feel the rage
It’s easier to rant and rave
To lock you in the devil’s cage

It’s easier to wish you dead
It’s easier to feel the hate
To wish you never loved or lived
Why is it so hard…
Why is it so hard to forgive?

I forgive you…
For all the times you crashed and burned
I forgive you…
For all the lessons you never learned

I forgive you…
For all the tears you made me cry
I forgive you…
For driving me to say good-bye

Forgiveness is our saving grace
Forgiveness always sets us free
Forgiveness brings peace to the world
Forgiveness is a gift…
Forgiveness is the gift I give to me

I forgive you…
I forgive you…

© 2026 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson