On My Back
On my back I carry a weight
That pins me down upon the slate
Don't know when I last stood straight
This is mine, my beloved fate
On my back he sits and sneers
One more demon for my fears
Like sin he never disappears
One more season for my tears
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
The ground, the ground, the ground
On my back I carry a tree
From its roots I can't break free
Leaves that hide my shame
Stumps where my feet should be
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
On my back I carry a sign
Of years I can't unwind
They bear heavy on my spine
Spare a kindness, leave me behind
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
And when my last breath is spent
And there's no time left for dissent
May the only words I have be 'I Repent'
'I Repent', 'I Repent', 'I Repent'
'I Repent', 'I Repent', 'I Repent'
That pins me down upon the slate
Don't know when I last stood straight
This is mine, my beloved fate
On my back he sits and sneers
One more demon for my fears
Like sin he never disappears
One more season for my tears
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
The ground, the ground, the ground
On my back I carry a tree
From its roots I can't break free
Leaves that hide my shame
Stumps where my feet should be
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
On my back I carry a sign
Of years I can't unwind
They bear heavy on my spine
Spare a kindness, leave me behind
The stone I can't put down
To atone, this leaden crown
I must wear until
My body drags its soul into the ground
And when my last breath is spent
And there's no time left for dissent
May the only words I have be 'I Repent'
'I Repent', 'I Repent', 'I Repent'
'I Repent', 'I Repent', 'I Repent'
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Writer(s): Jason Lee
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