| When I look back upon my life
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| It’s always with a sense of shame
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| I’ve always been the one to blame
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| For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who
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| Has one thing in common, too
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| It’s a, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a sin
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| It’s a sin
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| Everything I’ve ever done
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| Everything I ever do Every place I’ve ever been
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| Everywhere I’m going to It’s a sin
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| At school they taught me how to be So pure in thought and word and deed
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| They didn’t quite succeed
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| For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who
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| Has one thing in common, too
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| It’s a, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a sin
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| It’s a sin
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| Everything I’ve ever done
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| Everything I ever do Every place I’ve ever been
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| Everywhere I’m going to It’s a sin
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| Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it
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| Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it Whatever you taught me, I didn’t believe it Father, you fought me, 'cause I didn’t care
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| And I still don’t understand
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| So I look back upon my life
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| Forever with a sense of shame
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| I’ve always been the one to blame
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| For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who
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| Has one thing in common, too
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| It’s a, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a sin
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| It’s a sin
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| Everything I’ve ever done
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| Everything I ever do Every place I’ve ever been
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| Everywhere I’m going to — it’s a sin
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| It’s a, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a sin
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| It’s a, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a sin
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| (Confiteor Deo omnipotenti vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione,
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| verbo, opere et omissione, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa)
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| [trans. |
| «I confess to almighty god,
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| and to you my brothers,
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| that I have sinned exceedingly
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| in thought, word, act and omission,
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| through my fault, through my fault,
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| through my most grievous fault» |