Do me a favor, boss
Write a letter to the tiger
Tell it how sorry you are
Explain to it how you transgressed
Go into detail about your mother
And your father
And their failure
And your brother dying
When you were five years old
See if the tiger will shed any tears for you
See if it decides it's not that hungry today
See if its teeth aren't as sharp as you thought
Who knew? you might say
The tiger's really not that bad
Confess to the tiger, unburden yourself
Maybe it'll feel bad for you
Try to imagine it feels compassion
The tiger, I mean
The tiger
When you write out the letter
Make sure you delve into
The guilt and bereavement you feel
Sit down, go ahead
Sit down right now
And write a letter to the tiger
See if the tiger can forgive
Because if the tiger lets you go
Well then who knows
Who might forgive you then
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