[Verse 1]
The day we met, my life was changed
I always heard that love was strange
And painful, painful
One night you slept upon your side
Tangled in white, you looked just like
An angel, an angel

[Chorus]
So why did you fly away?
I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive to be free

[Verse 2]
Down by the water, dressed in black
I swore revenge to get you back
Hateful, hateful
I made my camp upon the hill
Drank whiskey from the secret still
Blameful, blameful

[Chorus]
So why did you fly away?
I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive to be free
[Bridge]
And I never could admit
The part I had in it
So this is what I get, my friend

[Verse 3]
Drunk in a field of scarlet snow
I reconciled with your ghost
In April, in April
I stood before the hypocrite
There in the mirror, brightly lit
Shameful, shameful

[Chorus]
Now I know why you ran away
And I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive
You must forgive just to live
You must forget and forgive to be free