“NO. 1 // FORGIVENESS” is the first part to Lingua Ignota’s audiovisual project, EPISTOLARY GRIEVING FOR JIMMY SWAGGART, in which she recites letters she had written to Jimmy Swaggart, a disavowed televangelist, as a way of coping with her abuse. This part is the only one with only Lingua Ignota’s v...
Dear Jimmy,
My mouth is full of blood. Jimmy, when you spoke of Hell, did you mean this place? Did you mean me? A man will break your back like it is nothing. He will not ask your forgiveness, but you will have to forgive him. They will try to repair you. They will put you down and open you up, but you will lean like a bad house. A man will smile and say, “You lean like a bad house.” He will smile and say, “It is your own fault.” Jimmy, if I forgive again, will I sit with you at the table of God? I lean like a bad house. I never stop bleeding. I forgive you. I forgive you.
NO. 1 // FORGIVENESS was written by Lingua Ignota.
NO. 1 // FORGIVENESS was produced by Lingua Ignota.
Lingua Ignota released NO. 1 // FORGIVENESS on Fri Nov 05 2021.