Forgiveness - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

You see the rain, it's in the sky

You see the pain, it's in the eyes

Just a man, prone to minimize

At midnight, I can hear the bitter cries

Love and hate is thinner line

I see you swallowing your pride to pretend it's fine

I wish I would have seen this ahead of time

Then I could avoid all the pain you feel inside

Can't sleep, odd memories

Crying out to God like, would it ever leave?

Lord remember me, what’s the remedy?

I don't want to feel like I'm sleeping with the enemy

Man, this whole thing is bittersweet

I should forgive since Christ is forgiving me

At least I know this in my head

But it's so much easier said

[Chorus]

They say forgiveness is a choice

Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice

But … swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

Forgiveness is a choice

Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice

But I gotta swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

[Verse 2]

It takes time, the minutes pass

Erase the lines, you finish last

But you keep submitting to what's in the past

Going through the same cycle like a spinning glass

And I know that it's a process

Still trying to get past what your pops did

Yeah, now you're feeling like a monster

Explaining to the counselors' everything your mom said

It cuts you, King Sue

God know everything you've been through

How you been bruised, he's in tune

But forgiveness is the healing for them wounds

So you gotta let it go, let it go

It'll kill you if you let it grow

Unforgiveness is a poison, the choice is yours

I'm just a voice here to let them know that …

[Chorus]

They say forgiveness is a choice

Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice

But I got to swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

They say forgiveness is a choice

Disappointment and anger give bitterness a voice

But I got to swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

[Verse 3]

You say I can't forgive, I can't forget

They apologize, you can't accept

Demand respect, imagine that

When every time you sinned, God canceled debt

And every time he's forgiven you

Every time that you ate a piece of forbidden fruit

I know you've been abused, I ain't in your shoes

But I know if you let him dig up the bitter roots

And show them, love, you'll overcome

Loving enemies is part of growing up

Wanna hold a grudge, I know it’s tough

But if Joseph the dreamer forgave his older bros

And Christ forgives and died for sins

And likes to give life though we ain't got the right to live

Then we should know how to waive our rights to win

Whether we're gray or our life ends, gotta show them love

[Outro]

Forgiveness is a choice …

Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course

Forgiveness is a choice …

Swallow my pride and follow my God till I finish this course