Absolve You
If you dream of others
When the lights are out
Or wonder if we’re right
And harbour secret doubts—secret doubts
I will absolve you
My dear, my dear
Absolve you—
It may shock you to learn
If you scald me I burn
I’m just like you
I’m flesh and blood too
It may shock you to learn
If you scald me I burn
I’m just like you
I’m flesh and blood too
And we all have thoughts like that
Yes we all have thoughts like that
All our small betrayals
The involuntary kind
We were made to make them
Pay them all no mind—never mind
Cruel and petty secrets
Thank God we can’t read minds
Keeps it all within us
Where no-one ever finds—never finds
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Music and lyrics: Toby Roberts. Instrumentation: The Telltales. Recording: Steve Shipley, Lemon Studios, 2002. Produced by The Telltales and Steve Shipley. Mastering: William Bowden. All recordings ©2004 Will Belford, Peter Gifford, Mark Roberts, Toby Roberts (The Telltales). All compositions (lyrics & music) ©2000-2004 Toby Roberts. Photo: Dean Dampney.