You could baptize the Sun Rain down on everyone You made a mess of my mind And chipped away at my every mistake you could find I can't make sense of you Half on the fences Too shaky to open my eyes My reckless unraveling You're watching safe on the sidelines You're so far away I can't make you stay nearby Hold this empty hand Help me understand why Take me down to the river now And lay me down in the sea Cover me in the holy water Till it's all that I breathe And sanctify what's left of me I can feel everything You twirl me on a string You're the convenient denier You turn away and just leave me to play in the fire Crazy kaleidoscope holding a broken rope Pulling with all of my might Praying to Jesus somebody frees us tonight Make this go away I need you to stay nearby Hold my weary hand Help me understand why, oh Take me down to the river now And lay me down in the sea Cover me in the holy water Till it's all that I breathe And sanctify what's left of me, no Me, yeah, me, yeah Take me down to the river now And lay me down in the sea Cover me in the holy water Till it's all that I breathe Take me down to the river now Lay me down in the sea Cover me in the holy water And pour forgiveness on me And sanctify what's left of me