I looked out across the night,
Wishing things had gone another way.
Hoping beyond hope,
That I'd be forgiven someday.

To kill my own brother,

But what else could I do?
Still, so much for someone,

That I hardly knew.

What would have happened,
If things had gone another way?
Would I still be here now,
Safe for one more day?

Or would I be on the run?

Have nowhere to go,
No family, no friends,
Always on my own?

Here there is someone,
Who knows but won't betray,
About my deepest secret,
About my darkest day.

And now I'm finally,

Safe among friends,

Just hoping that this,

Is where it all ends.

And I look out across the night,

Knowing it had to go this way,

But still hoping beyond hope,

That I'll be forgiven someday.