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To forgive is to suffer
Throughout
Our time
A thought escapes us
To enforce
A word, no
Holding on
To pain
It may seem to some
The easy way
To say OK
Twist your knife a little deeper
Words so sharp
Actions dark
Hide the blade of the deceiver
Enforce
The words
No more, be free
Alone
You might
Just find serenity
To forgive is to suffer
To accept another day
We choose to give away
Another piece of life
To forgive is to
Suffer
Once or twice
Is kind
Three or four is blind
It is not
The end yet a way to begin
The power
Of words both good and bad
The easy way
To say OK
Twist your knife a little deeper
Words so sharp
Actions dark
Hide the blade of the deceiver
Enforce
The words
No more, be free
Alone
You might
Just find serenity
To forgive is to suffer
To accept another day
We choose to give away
Another piece of life
Throughout
Our time
A thought escapes us
To enforce
A word, no
Holding on
To pain
It may seem to some
The easy way
To say OK
Twist your knife a little deeper
Words so sharp
Actions dark
Hide the blade of the deceiver
Enforce
The words
No more, be free
Alone
You might
Just find serenity
To forgive is to suffer
To accept another day
We choose to give away
Another piece of life
To forgive is to
Suffer
Once or twice
Is kind
Three or four is blind
It is not
The end yet a way to begin
The power
Of words both good and bad
The easy way
To say OK
Twist your knife a little deeper
Words so sharp
Actions dark
Hide the blade of the deceiver
Enforce
The words
No more, be free
Alone
You might
Just find serenity
To forgive is to suffer
To accept another day
We choose to give away
Another piece of life
Lyrics submitted by MDMaster
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This song is rather confusing, but it appears to be painting out a particular narrative, not just making a blanket claim that forgiving people is choosing to suffer. In this narrative, someone is repeatedly betrayed, but keeps forgiving this betrayer, leading to them to be hurt again and again. Their interactions also appear to be verbal in nature, it sounds like the two people made a promise, one keeps it, while the other breaks. The narrator is encouraging them to stop forgiving them so they can break out of this cycle of abuse, maybe saying they don't need to keep their end of the promise if the other person doesn't keep theirs.