You Are Forgiven - Anaïs Mitchell

Every lump inside your throat

Every crumpled little note

Every idle dial tone

Every hook you hung it on

Everything you should have said

Everything you said instead

On the stairs and in the halls

Everywhere but where he was

Anything you tried to do

Any way he looked at you

He was never one to praise

Anybody to his face

Anything he should have said

Anything he said instead

In the empty corridor

Anywhere but where you were

You are, you are forgiven

Looked in the mirror

Couldn’t believe what you saw

He is as near to you

Now as he ever was

Grinding your teeth

Trying to sleep it off

Waking up with an aching jaw

You are, you are, you are forgiven

You are, you are, you are forgiven

You are, you are, you are forgiven

You are, you are, you are forgiven