New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pained disgrace
The young boy learns their rules

With time, the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on
He's known, oo

A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is

Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares

The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
Woh

Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I'll label you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I'll label you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven


The Unforgiven II

Lay beside me
Tell me what they've done
And speak the words I want to hear
To make my demons run
The door is locked now
But it's opened if you're true
If you can understand the me
Then I can understand the you

Lay beside me
Under wicked sky
Through black of day, dark of night
We share this paralyze
The door cracks open
But there's no sun shining through
Black hearts scarring darker still
But there's no sun shining through
No there's no sun shining through
No there's no sun shining

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn to stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there?
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven, too?

Come lay beside me
This won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still
But she'll never love again
She lay beside me
But she'll be there when I'm gone
Black hearts scarring darker still
Yeah, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yeah, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn to stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there?
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven, too?

Lay beside me
Tell me what I've done
The door is closed
So are your eyes
But now I see the sun
Now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn to stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
So sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there?
'Cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you, oh

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn to stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?

(So I dub thee unforgiven)
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known
I take this key (Never be)
And I bury it (Never me) in you
Because you're unforgiven, too
(Never be, never me)
'Cause you're unforgiven, too
Oh, oh, oh


Until It Sleeps

Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right by my side

So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps

Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays, now it stays

So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm clean

It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me until it sleeps
(Until it sleeps, until it sleeps)

So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed
Don't want it

I'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me until it sleeps

It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you until it sleeps
(Until it sleeps, until it sleeps)
Until it sleeps (until it sleeps)

Until it sleeps
Don't want it
I don't want it, want it, want it, want it, want it, no

So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me 'till I'm clean

I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me until it sleeps
(Until it sleeps, until it sleeps)
Until it sleeps (until it sleeps)

© Arve Barsnes 1999-2000