Forgiveness is a decision
Warm contemporary Christian ballad with male vocals, gentle piano and acoustic guitar leading. Verses stay intimate and conversational, soft pad underneath. Chorus blooms with lifted chords, subtle choir harmonies, and a steady, low-key rhythm section. Bridge adds a slight swell with strings and toms, then drops back to a quiet, hopeful final chorus and tender outro ad-libs.
Forgiveness is a decision
Warm contemporary Christian ballad with male vocals, gentle piano and acoustic guitar leading. Verses stay intimate and conversational, soft pad underneath. Chorus blooms with lifted chords, subtle choir harmonies, and a steady, low-key rhythm section. Bridge adds a slight swell with strings and toms, then drops back to a quiet, hopeful final chorus and tender outro ad-libs.
Lyrics
Verse 1
You said you’re sorry
I said “I’m fine”
But somewhere deeper
I’m drawing lines
I pray for you nightly
I speak all the right words
But my heart keeps a ledger
Of every hurt
Pre-Chorus
And it’s not fair
What it cost me to stay
I keep asking heaven
“Is there any other way?”
Chorus
Forgiveness is a decision
Not a feeling I wait to find
It’s laying down my verdict
When revenge is on my mind
It isn’t simple
It isn’t equal
It doesn’t make it right
I’m choosing God’s own justice
Over bitterness tonight
(yeah, tonight)
Verse 2
I don’t have to like it
Or act like it’s small
I can name every fracture
Still hand You it all
I’m not just enabling
Or erasing the past
I’m letting go of poison
I was never meant to grasp
Pre-Chorus
’Cause it’s not fair
What it cost on that tree
If You canceled my debts
How can I chain you to me?
Chorus
Forgiveness is a decision
Not a feeling I wait to find
It’s laying down my verdict
When revenge is on my mind
It isn’t simple
It isn’t equal
It doesn’t make it right
I’m choosing God’s own justice
Over bitterness tonight
Bridge
You see every secret
You’ve counted each tear
You hold both our stories
Far clearer than here
So I loosen my fingers
On what they “deserve”
I trust You to handle
What I cannot serve
(oh I trust You)
Chorus
Forgiveness is a decision
Not a feeling I wait to find
It’s how I leave room for mercy
And let Your healing take its time
It isn’t easy
Still I believe You
Will turn this into light
I’m choosing God’s own justice
Over bitterness tonight
I’m choosing love for my spouse
Over bitterness tonight