Deliver what we needed so evidently
All consuming
Can you read between the lines of everyone
And what they've done

Take back the gestures that were made
What a joke apologies too late
Relive mistakes took to the grave
It eats you up alive
Different tone a change in words imbue
All this dread that what they said was true
Could there be something to what they knew
It keeps you up at night

For all those times
You dimmed that light
Can't wonder why
Standing up for your beliefs
Is only good if it's beliefs
That are really worth you standing up for

You wish for a life that's black and white
You can’t be a passenger
Try to find purpose, holding tight

Reassign the guilty party to positive memories in your brain
Is there a semblance in a lie
That you can graduate to
Good intentions
Misdirection
Even if deep down you know

We are free to choose how we see
How we displace all of our blame

But maybe we could understand some things just make us tick
Running in circles around the truth not looking in
There's no shame in taking a knee
Own up to our mistakes and maybe we might get a chance
To find salvation, forgive without another dance
Take responsibility
It's all you need to let us in
Oh yeah

Relief from what we did so senselessly
An apology’s choosing
To find contrition, spread it to everyone
For what they’ve done

Accept the gestures that were made
Try and find a way to release hate
With a vow to not repeat mistakes
It makes you feel alive
Different tone a change in words imbue
All this dread evaporates in you
Could there be something to what they knew
It helps you dream at night

For all those times
You shined that light
Can't wonder why
Standing up for your beliefs
Is only good if it's beliefs
That are really worth you standing up for