i ve been sailing countless mile 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 the shadow haunts the daylight hours the body clings to me like unwashed sin cause i killed an albatross and i can t seem to get it off my chest the chains the weight the sentence oh 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 oh god it doesn t make sense i thought there was grace in the sacraments and i tried and i tried to make amends for the crimes but i failed in all my attempts and 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 no no 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 oh man redemption is just a leap away cause 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 the only way out is down yes the only way out is down oh man it doesn t make sense why you think you could earn back your innocence you re so caught up in the work there s blood on 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 cause i ll be your advocate give up all of your thoughts of the shore lose yourself don t waste your life anymore cause 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 cause 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 cause 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 