"for the sake of love" by Alphaville

i forgive, i forgive

i forgive all my friends who left me alone, i forgive the
wall that it had so many stones
i forgive the lord that he never sent a priest, i forgive
the hangman, i forgive the beast
i forgive the winter that it was so cold, i forgive my
father that he was so bold
i forgive the ashes that they couldn't stay flames, i
forgive the acid, i forgive the rains
i forgive james joyce that i couldn't read his books, i
forgive that you've never given back what you took
i forgive the puzzle that i didn't fit, i forgive the shit
that i couldn't write a hit
i forgive the dog that she never came home, i forgive all
the ways that they always lead to rome
i forgive the worm in the very last tree, i forgive the
girls who haven't forgiven me
i forgive inspiration when it came to late, i forgive all
the ladies when i had to wait
i forgive superman that i didn't stay clean, i forgive, i
forgive, anyone, anything
for the sake of love, for the sake of love
for the sake of love

i forgive the angels who could never take me high, i forgive
all my dreams that i couldn't really fly
i forgive the thought that i couldn't stop thinking, i
forgive all the drinks that i couldn't stop drinking
i forgive the clock that it didn't wake me up, i forgive the
driver, i forgive the cab
i forgive all the moments that they wouldn't stay, i forgive
all the years that they've flown away
i forgive the promises that they've been broken, i forgive
the curses that they have been spoken
i forgive all the prophets and the saints of the past, i
forgive the stars when they fell too fast
i forgive the joke that it didn't make me laugh, i forgive
desire that i had to starve
i forgive all the love for the sake of love, i forgive all
sakes for the fake above
for the sake of love, for the sake of love
for the sake of love


diamond/gold/1995
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