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No forgiveness

from Into the Light by Alex MacDonald

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Forgiveness is one of the hardest things in life. But if we don't forgive, we can't expect to be forgiven. "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors."

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No forgiveness

Forgiveness is a concept that you find is hard to bear
You think that you don’t need it, so you say it isn’t fair
That others should expect from you what you don’t ask from them
Instead they’ll reap bad karma and you blame and you condemn

There’s no forgiveness, no forgiveness
No forgiveness with you

A wise man said forgiveness meets the child’s bright dream
What’s broken is made whole again, what’s soiled is again made clean
In Africa they said without forgiveness there’s no peace
No reconciliation there, no hope that war will cease

But there’s no forgiveness, no forgiveness
No forgiveness with you

A famous Vietnam photograph – young girl is badly burned
She’s running screaming naked down the years; what have we learned?
She says that napalm’s powerful, but forgiveness greater still
If that little girl can do it, how can you not find the will?

But there’s no forgiveness, no forgiveness
No forgiveness with you

The day will come when all your sins will rise as dark as night
And on that day you’ll wish they could be covered from God’s sight
Then you will cry, “Forgive me!” as the hour is getting late
I pray these words you’ll never hear and this won’t be your fate:

There’s no forgiveness, no forgiveness
No forgiveness for you

© Alex J MacDonald 2017

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from Into the Light, released November 25, 2017
Alex MacDonald: vocals and acoustic guitar
Rob MacDonald: drums
Phil Onslow: bass
Cailean Morison: organ
Jon Green: electric guitar

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Alex MacDonald Edinburgh, UK

Grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, the Clancys and Corries, Tom Paxton and Dylan. Started playing guitar and writing songs in my teens, but only started recording this century with my rock band sons! Either solo or with my band, I've played all over Scotland. ... more

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