The following poem is meant to be sung...
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Relieve me of all of my sins
No I have not been good
No I have to been great
But please don't hate
Me for my indiscretions
Know that I always loved you
Know that I will always love you
It just that I blamed you
For things inside me
It was easier to see
Our problems as external flaws
Than internal complexities
Take me to the river
Dump me in the water
Relieve me of all of my sins
No I haven't been good
No I haven't been great
But please don't hate me for my indiscretions
Know that I always loved you
Know that I will always love you
I just didn't know how to
manage my anxieties
I am not proud of
some of my actions
And if I could do it all again
Maybe I would do it differently
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Relieve me of all my sins
No I haven't been good
No I haven't been great
But please don't hate
Me for my indiscretions
Please let me be free
Let be free from worry
That your life was put on hold for me
Only to be let go eventually
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Relieve me of all my sins
No I haven't been good
No I haven't been great
But please don't hate
Me for my indiscretions
No I haven't been good
No I haven't been great
But please don't hate
Me for my indiscretions
Know that I always loved you
Know that I will always love you
Take me to the river
Dump me in the water
Relieve me of all of my sins
No I haven't been good
No I haven't been great
But please don't hate
Me for my indiscretions
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