Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Works in progress
That's what we are, everybody

I am a process. I'm not static
Every day, I find new thoughts in my attic
I wish I'd had these thoughts 20 years ago,
but we can't change the past. This I know
I'm not the same person I was yesterday,
or even the same person as earlier today
It's up to other people if they want to forgive me
I'm making the choice to forgive everybody

Chorus:
I've made mistakes, and I understand if
some people say they don't like me
I've got no problems with anybody
I wish we could talk under a tree
Everybody has a story to tell
I want to listen to yours beside a stream
I know in my heart the world is not safer,
with me kept from living my very best dream

Every day I sit behind these bars,
I wonder where I'd be now if life had been different
Life without parole would not be a thing,
if people outside weren't indifferent
I live with the fact every single day
that a previous version of me made poor choices
But now I'm a new person with lots of love to give
I'd love for us to listen to each other's voices

Chorus:
I've made mistakes, and I understand if
some people say they don't like me
I've got no problems with anybody
I wish we could talk under a tree
Everybody has a story to tell
I want to listen to yours beside a stream
I know in my heart the world is not safer,
with me kept from living my very best dream

Works in progress
That's what we are, everybody

(Repeat chorus)