Try Again

by Francis Cimarron

This layered song came through for Yom Kippur, 2023 (5784 on the Jewish calendar). I was feeling moved by the realization that having a safe space to make mistakes is what makes growth possible. The last line of this song is Hebrew, meaning "I will forgive, according to your word.” OR “I forgive you as you forgive me.”

So often accountability feels inaccessible when shame is the primary reaction to mistake making. Instead of feeling safe enough to take the risks needed to make things right, we isolate and withdraw, causing more rifts. Resilient communities require that we become a safer space for our collective growing pains, and individual mistakes, welcoming each other into reflection and connection, and all learning together as we grow.

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LYRICS:

Low Mid: We all make mistakes 
This journey’s long
Don’t let it break you
Your will is strong

High Mid: Get up, try again
Get up, try again
Get up, try again
Your will is strong

Low: Everybody’s on their own journey
Everybody’s got a _ long road to walk
Reach out, lift each other up
I forgive you, please forgive me

High: Salachti kid’varecha
Salachti kid’varecha
Salachti kid’varecha
Salachti kid’varecha