The Forgiving Kind
Islème Sassi (2013)
Believe me I have tried to like you
Believe me I have tried to fit into your circle
Tell me, have I not tried so hard to please you
To play along your petty harmony
There’s a rush of blood to my head
When I think of the love
I’ve wasted, the bile I’ve tasted
I’m out the door, but not before
I’ve settled this old score
You think I’m scared but I’m not anymore
I hope this will cut deep
I hope I’ll always be on your mind
I hope this leaves a scar
Yes, you’re right
I am not the forgiving kind
Believe me I once truly loved
You deceived me
And how would I know then
You had no right
Tell me, have you not fed on my love
Aimlessly, shamelessly
There’s a rush of blood to my head
When I think of the days
When pain was all I gained from you
I’m out the door, but not before
I’ve settled this old score
I can’t say that I still love you
Though I know that is all you crave to hear
Wasn’t I heaven-sent not as you had planned
But still something precious to hold on to
If you had hold on to me
I would have held on to you.