​plea for forgiveness

[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