Tired Words, Empty Words

Well, I said I'm sorry. Can't you just forgive me already?

I'm sorry

Those words you say
like it takes all this pain
and washes it away

I'm sorry

As if that erases
every time my heart aches
thinking of your faces

I'm sorry

Children are taught this phrase
so when they do wrong
automatically on their lips it plays

I'm sorry

The meaning grows faded
and every time it's spoken
I grow more and more jaded

I'm sorry

Tired words to heal the stings
leave me exhausted
with the weight it brings

I'm sorry

Author's Note

I hate that damn phrase.