New blood joins this Earth 
 And quickly he's subdued 
 Through constant pained disgrace 
 The young boy learns their rules 
    With time, the child draws in 
 This whipping boy done wrong 
 Deprived of all his thoughts 
 The young man struggles on and on, he's known   
 Ooh, a vow unto his own 
 That never from this day 
 His will they'll take away, yeah   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never be, never see 
 Won't see what might have been   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven   
 They dedicate their lives 
 To running all of his 
 He tries to please them all 
 This bitter man he is   
 Throughout his life the same 
 He's battled constantly 
 This fight he cannot win 
 A tired man they see no longer cares   
 The old man then prepares 
 To die regretfully 
 That old man here is me, yeah   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never be, never see 
 Won't see what might have been   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never be, never see 
 Won't see what might have been   
 What I've felt, what I've known 
 Never shined through in what I've shown 
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven, oh, oh   
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven 
 You labeled me, I'll label you 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven   
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven 
 You labeled me, I'll label you 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven   
 Never free, never me 
 So I dub thee Unforgiven