How (feat. Brandi Carlile)

I had wondered what was done to you
 To give you such a taste of flesh
 I guess, for years, I just carried on
 Didn't feel much of a choice to suppress
 I hope your memory is less vivid than mine
 And is free from that awful maple light
 I have to say, I still wish you had just done it in the dark
 So the pictures didn't burn so bright
 But I forgive you now
 Release you from all of the blame I know how
 And I'll forgive you now
 As if saying the words will help me know how
 Please help me know how
 I'm afraid it will take a time
 I make my case to the Shahanshah as I bring him his cup
 And I'll tell him the best I can what I need
 To build the walls of my Jerusalem back up
 And I have reckoned with what you've taken from me
 And I killed that liar in my head
 I buried him beneath the maple tree
 There's no joy in dancin' with the dead
 But I'll forgive you now
 Release you from all of the blame I know how
 And I'll forgive you know
 As if sayin' the words will help me know how
 How
 How