Forgiven

Album: Love + War (2015)
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  • Despite the song's title, this is not about absolution but instead is a defiant statement of pride:

    I won't let myself be forgiven
    I don't need to justify


    Kwabs told The Daily Telegraph this was one of the easiest tracks on Love + War to write. "The dark edge in my soul had to be expressed," he said.

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