I'm Sorry
Mr.Children Lyrics

Dear god, forgive me for my sins, I've been trippin
I acknowledge that I have sinned and strayed from your path, and I ask for your forgiveness.

I made promises to you about my drinkin
I promised to quit drinking in the past and failed to keep that promise.

About my kids, and the way that I've been thinkin
I also promised to be a better father and to control my thoughts.

Sometimes I feel like my world is slowly sinkin
I feel like my life is spiraling out of control and things are getting worse.

I need a bottle to relax me and calm me
I use alcohol as a crutch to deal with my problems and to calm my nerves.

All that bottle ever did was really harm me
Drinking alcohol has actually only made my life worse and brought me harm.

But should I call me, I'm speakin hypocritical
However, I acknowledge that I am being hypocritical for still drinking and rapping about it.

I got alcohol in me and gettin lyrical
I am under the influence of alcohol while writing and performing music.

I feel you in my presence on a daily
I feel your presence and influence in my life every day.

And I'm grateful that you gave me healthy babies
I am thankful that you have blessed me with healthy children.

But not to shy away, I'm hurtin for a reason
Despite my blessings, I am still hurting and struggling for a reason.

I apologize, I'm sorry for the teasin
I am sorry for taking your blessings for granted and for not living up to my promises.

And I pray you don't forget me and protect me
I pray that you continue to watch over and protect me, despite my faults and failures.

I don't blame me if you don't like or respect me
I understand if you don't approve of my actions and don't respect me as a result.

But you know me like nobody else
However, you know me better than anyone else and understand my struggles.

Please forgive me, don't leave me by myself
Please forgive me for my mistakes and don't abandon me, I need your help and guidance.

Sorry for the mishaps, I never meant to fail you
I apologize for my mistakes and shortcomings, and I never intended to let you down.

There's another million things I want to tell you
There are many other things I want to apologize for and express my gratitude for.

Keep me strong through my rights and my wrongs
Please give me the strength to do what is right and to resist my temptations.

Thank you for my kids, my life and my songs
Thank you for blessing me with my children, my life, and my ability to make music.

I remember a couple months back, how I pleaded to you
I recall a time when I begged for your help and guidance a few months ago.

Get me outta this, I'm in a jail cell
I was in jail and desperate for your help to get me out of that situation.

And if I let you down, send my soul to hell
If I have disappointed you and failed to live up to your expectations, I feel like I deserve to go to hell.

Well I did, and I deserve for you to leave me
I acknowledge that I have failed you and that it would be fair for you to abandon me.

I'm speakin on the truth, and I hope that you believe me
However, I am speaking the truth and hope that you believe my sincerity.

Pleaded for my freedom, I put that on this earth
I begged for your help to regain my freedom, and I swear on my life that I am telling the truth.

Don't want to miss my little baby girl's birth
I didn't want to miss the birth of my daughter, which was an important moment for me.

And you let me walk away and kept me happy
You helped me to regain my freedom and kept me happy despite my failures.

And kept the faith that nothing would distract me
You trusted me to stay focused and not be distracted by other temptations or troubles.

Keep my word, do whatever not to break it
I promise to keep my word and to do whatever it takes to avoid breaking it.

Keep it real right? I'd never thought I'd fake it
I always believed in being honest and true to myself, but I have been faking it lately.

Not with you, but I did, I feel broken
While I have tried to be honest with you, I feel like a failure and am emotionally broken.

Will you accept me with your arms wide open?
I hope that you will still accept and forgive me, even with all of my faults and failures.

I hope you feel my pain and my repent
I hope that you can understand the extent of my pain and that I am truly repentant for my mistakes.

I hope you get this little message that I sent
I hope that this message reaches you and that you can forgive me for my shortcomings.

Yeah man, you make a pact with god, then you make a pact with god
It is important to make promises to God and to stick to them, rather than constantly breaking them.

Make a promise, don't break it man
When you make a promise, you should commit to keeping it and not break that vow.

He's the man, he's the king, he's our father
God is powerful and important, and we should approach him with respect and reverence as our father.

And that needs to be respected, I'm ashamed
It is important to respect God and to feel ashamed when we fall short of his expectations or our own promises.

And I'm sorry, sorry, sorry
I am deeply sorry and apologetic for my mistakes and shortcomings.