In April

[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