Johnny Flynn - In April Lyrics

The day we met, my life was changed
I always heard that love was strange
And painful, painful
One night you slept upon your side
Tangled in white, you looked just like
An angel, an angel

So why did you fly away?
I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive to be free

Down by the water, dressed in black
I swore revenge to get you back
Hateful, hateful
I made my camp upon the hill
Drank whiskey from the secret still
Blameful, blameful

So why did you fly away?
I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive to be free

And I never could admit the part I had in it
So this is what I get, my friend

Drunk in a field of scarlet snow
I reconciled with your ghost
In April, in April
I stood before the hypocrite
There in the mirror, brightly lit
Shameful, shameful

Now I know why you ran away
And I've been dying a little death
Since that very day
I used to laugh when you told me
You must forget and forgive
You must forgive just to live
You must forget and forgive to be free