Albatross

I’ve been sailing countless miles trying to find a way to break this curse
I try to wash away the guilt but each failure only makes it worse
The blood is on my hands but the stain goes much deeper than the skin
A shadow haunts the daylight hours
A body clings to me like unwashed sin

I killed an albatross and I can’t seem to get it off my chest
The chains, the weight, the sentence
I’ve paid my penance but this ship is still such a mess
After miles on the sea the thought cripples me that I haven’t even progressed
O God it doesn’t make sense
I thought there was grace in the sacraments
I try and I try to make amends for the crimes but I’ve failed in all my attempts
I can’t shake this regret
I’ve been paying my dues but I’m still in debt
Got my sins in a pile
Watch it grow every mile
But my good works don’t cover it
Nothing will cover it

Then I hear a voice from somewhere deep beneath the waves
It says to me “o man redemption is just a leap away
You killed an albatross and you can’t seem to get yourself unbound
The chains, the weight, the sentence.
You’ve done your penance but your ship’s still running aground
After every wrong turn you still haven’t learned that the only way out is down
Man it doesn’t make sense
Why you think you can earn back your innocence
You’re so caught up in the work
Washing the blood from your shirt
You’re too busy to repent
I know you wear your regret
But I wear the scars that could pay your debt
Wash your sins in the tide flowing out of my side
I’ll be your advocate

Give up all of your thoughts of the shore
(All of your thoughts they will all count for naught)
Lose yourself
Don’t waste your life anymore
(Don’t waste your life anymore child I’ve settled your score)
I’ll wear your guilt. Your cross
Your hell
I’ll wear your albatross as well
As soon as you realize you can’t save yourself