"Forgiveness" is a lovely song, immediately melodic and sweeping upon first hearing. That said, it feels like a song written for a different spot in an earlier draft of this show - it doesn't really seem to fit where D'Arcy James sings it, where it's immediately deflated afterwards by his scene partner saying, "That's bullshit." In context, it feels like hearing the title song of Piazza or "Fable," - aching, sincere, sweeping music - and then having a character immediately say, "You're lying to yourself."
I love "In Buddy's Eyes," but "Forgiveness" does not seem to be written as anything but straightforward and heartfelt. |
