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Originally Posted by Melrose
forgiveness is an introvert song, not about the state of the world. o.O Well, kinda, but also more about herself.. than.. say, A song is born.
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forgiveness isn't introspective at all! It's very much talking about society; you could argue that she speaks inclusively (meaning that she includes herself in her critique of the world's behavior), but it's still social commentary.
Here are the lyrics:
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At times
We cannot help
But make mistakes.
Meanwhile,
As if we are
Objective bystanders,
We start walking onward,
Acting like nothing ever happened.
But it sticks with us,
Even to this day.
The fight does not end.
Surely everyone did it to protect their love.
We are all
Nothing but little dots.
Everything is.
If, someday,
They all connected
Into a line,
Even if this place is just a little clump
Floating through the sky,
I am sure we would not
Give up tomorrow
Without fear of fighting.
Surely everyone will do it to protect their love.
We start walking onward,
Acting like nothing ever happened.
But it sticks with us,
Even to this day.
The fight does not end.
Surely everyone will do it to protect their love.
Surely everyone wants to believe in something.
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The song talks about how we, as a people, have a tendency to behave selfishly because we are too lazy or self-involved to care about our fellow man. But she poses the idea that maybe we do so in order to devote ourselves to the one person/thing we love the most, rather than to a stranger. The song is asking for "forgiveness" for such selfish behavior, saying: "I've committed sins, and wronged my fellow man, but all I wanted was to keep my love."
She continues on to ask that we (the "dots") work together (form a "line") and act as one people for the greater good, rather than a billion individuals acting on their own selfish desires. She says that we would be stronger that way to fight for what we love, rather than constantly fighting alone (against each other).