[Verse 1]
You were a harbor
I was a storm in a wedding dress
Tore up the map
Chasing a world that I couldn’t fix
Counting the cracks
In everybody but my own skin
Left you there bleeding
Just to feel like I could win
[Chorus]
I need forgiveness
For the heart I didn’t save
Buried you breathing
So my halo could be safe
I chose the altar of a flawless place
Now every blessing tastes like blame
I need forgiveness
From the life I set to flame
[Verse 2]
Signed every promise
With ash where the ink should’ve been
Judged you like thunder
Then crawled in your bed again
Preached about mercy
While sharpening every word
You held me honest
I held myself above the world
[Chorus]
I need forgiveness
For the heart I didn’t save
Buried you breathing
So my halo could be safe
I chose the altar of a flawless place
Now every blessing tastes like blame
I need forgiveness
From the life I set to flame
[Bridge]
If I tear down all my kingdoms
Will it bring you back to me? (bring you back)
If I let this perfect vision
Drown inside your angry sea
I would trade the whole damn future
For your eyes to look at me
Like I’m broken
Not a monster
Like I’m more than what I preach
[Chorus]
I need forgiveness
For the heart I didn’t save
Buried you breathing
So my halo could be safe
I chose the altar of a flawless place
Now every blessing tastes like blame
I need forgiveness
If you can’t
Then let me break
I need forgiveness
Or a cross with my own name