Lyrics
[Soft Felt Piano Intro]
a faded school photo in my palm
the mirror blinked hello.
[Verse 1]
that small girl feared the wrong answers, I remember.
I held her tight though she shook, still and tender.
the year ran on without mercy, a quiet ember.
she waited for someone to stay, now or never.
[Pre-Chorus]
the clock that judged her stops now, pulling me under.
every stumble was a lesson, I'm not done, I'm not done.
[Chorus]
forgive the younger me.
the child in the frame is forgiven, holding the sound.
what she couldn't know, I know now, spinning me round.
forgive the younger me.
[Verse 2]
the mirror blinked hello, different weather.
I held her tight though she shook, we're still together.
she waited for someone to stay, light as a feather.
the year ran on without mercy, now or never.
[Chorus]
forgive the younger me.
the child in the frame is forgiven, holding the sound.
what she couldn't know, I know now, spinning me round.
forgive the younger me.
[Bridge]
Oh, a faded school photo in my palm, let it mend, let it mend.
she waited for someone to stay, now I'm safe, now I'm safe.
the clock that judged her — I am whole, I am whole.
[Chorus]
forgive the younger me.
the child in the frame is forgiven, holding the sound.
what she couldn't know, I know now, spinning me round.
forgive the younger me.
[Outro]
a faded school photo in my palm...
forgive the younger me.
[Fade Out]
[End]