plea for forgiveness

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You're quick to respond If it's a matter of hinderance I've checked upon the past It's there and it's evident That if it's not about to carry A bundle of guilt Then it's a bad thing To say to me I can't imagine That you're favoring Authenticity So you say you're gonna [Chorus] So you say you're gonna save me Go to the light and help me be seen But I never wanted you to fix me 'Cause this was more for you Not what I wanted to do But you keep saying that you'll save me An empty promise just passes by And I know you hate to see me cry Why does it havе to be a bad thing? (Why does it have to bе a bad thing?) [Verse 2] You only respond so you can make amends For the moment The stakes for you solely Surrounded by pity [Chorus] So you say you're gonna save me Go to the light and help me be seen But I never wanted you to fix me 'Cause this was more for you Not what I wanted to do But you keep saying that you'll save me An empty promise just passes by And I know you hate to see me cry Why does it have to be a bad thing? [Verse 3] Driven out of fidelity Through guilt It was out of the picture as soon As you expected for capes and a toolbox To fix you Is a promise still empty if your Reciprocity's present in small ways? Yes [Chorus] So you say you're gonna save me Go to the light and help me be seen But I never wanted you to fix me 'Cause this was more for you Not what I wanted to do But you keep saying that you'll save me An empty promise just passes by And I know you hate to see me cry Why does it have to be a bad thing? [Outro] A clearly vapid attempt to make amends Coming off more as pity Rather than a genuine plea for forgiveness Inevitably condescending and pointless All in a shallow endeavor to absolve one's self of guilt Episodic bursts of kindness And charity don't free one from culpability Forgiveness is not owed Forgiveness is earned