Vedanto_Art · English · 2026-10-25 · piano ballad, ego, forgiveness, self
« Forgive Me First » est une ballade au piano sur l'excuse la plus difficile, celle qu'on se doit à soi-même. Elle traverse la vanité, la colère et la jalousie sans chercher à vaincre aucune d'elles. Elle laisse plutôt l'ego prendre son manteau et partir, et trouve dessous quelque chose de simple et de vrai. Le refrain porte toute l'idée : on n'a pas besoin de gagner pour être entier, et il y a une force cachée dans la faiblesse qu'on finit par admettre. Du piano seul jusqu'à un dernier refrain complet avec batterie, cordes et chœur, avec un souffle de silence avant que tout s'ouvre. Fait partie du projet 99 Songs of Love, Peace and Rebellion.
Forgive Me First
I built a name I had to feed a finer man than what I need I polished him and called him mine and left the real one far behind vanity, my steady guest always hungry, never blessed
But tonight I let the mask come down and I say it to the mirror, out loud
Forgive me, me – for all I tried to be for the pride and the pretty lies I sold forgive me, me – for every sin I keep for the anger I kept cold I don't have to win to be whole there's a strength in the weakness I finally show
And jealousy, my oldest friend counting what the others have again it kept me sharp, it kept me small tonight I let it go – and I don't fall
Tonight I let the mask come down and I say it to the mirror, out loud
Forgive me, me – for all I tried to be for the pride and the pretty lies I sold forgive me, me – for every sin I keep for the anger I kept cold I don't have to win to be whole there's a strength in the weakness I finally show
Let the ego take its coat and go let the character believe its show underneath there's something plain and true and it's been waiting years for you
Forgive me, me – for all I tried to be for the pride and the pretty lies I sold forgive me, me – for every sin I keep for the anger I kept cold I don't have to win to be whole there's a strength in the weakness I finally show
Forgive me, me... and finally, peace