A Fragile Seed

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The courthouse door swung wide at noon A mother held her coat Four small names on folded paper Too heavy for her throat You stood with both hands trembling No sentence could undo The rooms that held their laughter Or the harm that came from you [Chorus] Forgiveness is not calling wrong things right Or asking grief to leave before its time It is a road we choose—or cannot choose— With truth still standing, and the loss in view You must carry what you’ve done And answer for each life undone Still, mercy may begin where honest sorrow starts Not erasing what was broken, but making room in hearts [Verse 2] The years won’t mend the empty chairs Nor soften every name A letter came with no defense No bargain, and no claim You wrote, “I caused this hurt; I know You owe me nothing now” And left the page beside the flowers Without a single vow [Chorus] Forgiveness is not calling wrong things right Or asking grief to leave before its time It is a road we choose—or cannot choose— With truth still standing, and the loss in view You must carry what you’ve done And answer for each life undone Still, mercy may begin where honest sorrow starts Not erasing what was broken, but making room in hearts [Bridge] Some wounds stay open; some days close Some hands reach out; some never do The dead are not returned by pardon The living still decide what they can bear to do [Final Chorus] Forgiveness is not freedom from the past It doesn’t make the shattered pieces last It leaves the truth, and lets the tears be true And asks what change a soul can follow through You must carry what you’ve done And answer for each life undone If mercy comes, it comes without demand A fragile seed held in an open hand [Outro] A fragile seed held in an open hand No forgetting Just a chance to understand