[intro/hook]
i know there’s something i forgave
written underneath my name
i’m trying to remember that
before i live in vain

​[verse 1]
i arrived here
empty-handed
baby bracelet
paper name
fresh beginning
felt like terms of service
clicked agree in a rush
then forgot it

​[chorus 1]
i know i swore before the dawn
under a name i can’t recall
to love like i was being watched
by every soul i’ve ever wronged
i know there’s something i forgave
before i ever felt this pain
i’m trying to remember that
before it means nothing

​[verse 2]
all stations
take the wrong tubes
all these bargains
small and cheap
but some nights
i hear a whisper
in the quiet
right before it says

​[bridge 1: spoken]
“you promised you’d be braver
you’ve been here like this before”

​[chorus 2]
i know i swore before the dawn
under a name i can’t recall
to walk back in when i got lost
to keep my heart from growing small
i know there’s something i forgave
before i ever tasted shame
i’m trying to remember that
before i die unseen

​[bridge 2: spoken, whispered]
maybe it was just this:
hold a stranger like a friend
tell the truth when it is hardest
start again
and then again

​[final chorus]
i know i swore before the dawn
under a name i can’t recall
to leave this place a little softer
than it was when i was called
i know there’s something i forgave
written underneath my name
i’m trying to remember that
before i fade in vain
(i’m trying to remember that)
before i die in vain