wash it away

wash it in the sea

let it soak all night

wash it in the sea

let the saltwater wash it away

soak it in bleach

till it's white on white

soak it in bleach

till the blood just washes away

hang it in the wind

let it blow all night

hang it up high

let the high wind blow it away

hang it in the wind

let the sun burn bright

hang it in the wind

till the blood just washes away

i have waited wasted years

for the child that's come and gone today

say what about this wasted fear?

how can i just turn and wash it away?

if i can then i will

then i will wash it away

if she can then she will wash it away

if i can then i will

then i will wash it away

if she can then she will

wash it away

forty years spent one by one

forty years of life just slipping away

what i'd give for a firstborn son

forty years of blood just washing away

i have waited wasted lives

i have waited long enough i'd say

say what about this wasted child?

how can i just turn and wash it away?

if i can then i will

then i will wash it away

if she can then she will wash it away

if i can then i will

then i will wash it away

if she can then she will

wash it away

so send me an angel

send me the ghost that i was

send me an angel

send me the ghost that i was

that i was

that i am

i will wash it away

she will wash it away

i will wash it away

if i can then i will

then i will

then i will

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

uh yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah