Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has released a new blues song, Forgiveness. In what's become standard practice for Diamond Dave, the song was released via his social media channels without fanfare or explanation, leaving fans to ponder its origins and meaning.
Forgiveness originally surfaced back in February, when Roth released Lavender Forgiveness, singing Forgiveness's lyrics over the original audio from Taylor Swift's Lavender Haze, the opening track from her 2023 album Midnights. The new version loses the Swift audio, which has been replaced by acoustic guitar. It's unclear whether the song is asking for forgiveness or offering it, or is autobiographical or not, but the lyrics aren't exactly Ice Cream Man.
