Unoriginal Sins
Redemption Amidst Regrets: Unoriginal Sins
Lyrics
I can’t walk on water
I acknowledge my limitations and cannot perform extraordinary feats.
I can’t bring back the dead
I cannot bring back the deceased.
I can’t undo the wrongs I’ve done
I cannot reverse the mistakes I've made.
I can’t take back what I’ve said
I cannot retract my spoken words.
In your eyes, I’ll never go to sleep
In your perception, I won't experience tranquility and wake up blessed.
And somehow wake up blessed
Deciding to walk away from a situation, believing it's the best course of action.
Watch me walk away now
I'm choosing to leave the current circumstance.
I think it’s for the best
A reflection on the necessity of departing for personal growth.
I can’t un-go where I’ve already been
I cannot erase my past experiences.
I won’t beg for forgiveness for unoriginal sins
I won't plead for forgiveness for actions that are typical or common.
Don’t drown in the water that’s gone under the bridge
Caution against dwelling on past issues that cannot be changed.
That’s where the riptides’ gonna pull you in
A metaphorical warning about getting caught in negative influences from the past.
I can’t un-fuck old lovers
Regret about past intimate relationships that cannot be undone.
I can’t rewrite history
I cannot alter historical events.
I can’t sing a different song
Unable to change the narrative or perspective through words.
I can’t change what you think of me
I cannot control how others perceive me.
Before you go invent yourself
Encouraging self-reflection on one's past actions.
A past suspiciously pristine
Suggesting a suspicion about a flawless or unblemished past.
Why not take a moment
Advice to take a moment to ensure one's moral cleanliness.
To make sure your hands are clean
Encouraging introspection and moral self-checking.
I can’t un-go where I’ve already been
Reiteration of inability to erase past experiences.
I won’t beg for forgiveness for unoriginal sins
Declining to seek forgiveness for common or typical transgressions.
Don’t drown in the water that’s gone under the bridge
Repetition of the warning against dwelling on unchangeable past events.
That’s where the riptides’ gonna pull you in
Reiterating the risk of being drawn into negative past influences.
If my past is all that you can see
If my past defines your perception of me, we can't create a new shared history.
We can never make new history
Recognition that dwelling on the past impedes the creation of a positive future.
I can’t unburn the ashes
Expressing the impossibility of undoing past destructive actions.
I can’t send snow back to the clouds
I cannot reverse irreversible consequences.
I can’t restore the silence
Unable to erase the impact of words once spoken.
Once I’ve screamed something out loud
Acknowledging the permanence of vocalized statements.
Don’t say you don’t remember
Warning against selective memory and the revision of personal history.
As you revise your narrative
Encouraging acknowledgment of objective truth rather than preferred beliefs.
Truth is absolute
Asserting the existence of absolute truth regardless of personal beliefs.
And not what you want to believe
Emphasizing the distinction between objective truth and personal belief.
I can’t un-go where I’ve already been
Reiteration of inability to erase past experiences.
I won’t beg for forgiveness for unoriginal sins
Declining to seek forgiveness for common or typical transgressions.
Don’t drown in the water that’s gone under the bridge
Repetition of the warning against dwelling on unchangeable past events.
That’s where the riptides’ gonna pull you in
Reiterating the risk of being drawn into negative past influences.
That’s where the riptides’ gonna pull you in
Underlining the danger of being influenced by negative past experiences.
That's where the riptides' gonna pull you in
Emphasizing the potential pull of negative past influences.
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