To me this song is about Wuthering Heights. Heathcliffe and Catherine were too young and had heads too strong. After her death, he pays a heavy price by walking the world in torment and tormenting others. In particular, he is tormented by the eyes of Cathy (Catherine's daughter by another man). He also thinks he sees or hears Catherine's ghost at times. Toward the end of the novel, he seems to seek redemption, but it really seems he wants God to FORGET his sins, not FORGIVE them. Most of the time, people are asking for God's forgiveness, not for Him to forget.
To me this song is about Wuthering Heights. Heathcliffe and Catherine were too young and had heads too strong. After her death, he pays a heavy price by walking the world in torment and tormenting others. In particular, he is tormented by the eyes of Cathy (Catherine's daughter by another man). He also thinks he sees or hears Catherine's ghost at times. Toward the end of the novel, he seems to seek redemption, but it really seems he wants God to FORGET his sins, not FORGIVE them. Most of the time, people are asking for God's forgiveness, not for Him to forget.