It's A Sin

(Twenty seconds and counting...)
(T minus fifteen seconds...)
When I look back upon my life
It's always with a sense of shame
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
Has one thing in common, too
It's a, it's a, it's a...
It's a sin
It's a sin
Everything I've ever done
Everything I ever do
Every place I've ever been
Everywhere I'm going to
It's a sin

At school they taught me how to be
So pure in thought and word and deed
They didn't quite succeed

[repeat *]

Father forgive me
I tried not to do it
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
and I still don't understand

So I look back upon my life
Forever with a sense of shame
I've always been the one to blame

[repeat *]

It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin

[Latin (translation):]
Confiteor Deo omnipotenti vobis fratres (I confess to almighty God, and to my brothers)
Quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissione (that I have sinned in thought, word, action and omission)
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (my fault, my fault, my extreme fault)

(Twenty seconds and counting...) (T minus fifteen seconds...) When I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame
*	For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too It's a, it's a, it's a... It's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to It's a sin
At school they taught me how to be So pure in thought and word and deed They didn't quite succeed [repeat ]* Father forgive me I tried not to do it 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 and I still don't understand So I look back upon my life Forever with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame [repeat ]* It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
[Latin* (translation):]* Confiteor Deo omnipotenti vobis fratres (I confess to almighty God, and to my brothers) Quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissione (that I have sinned in thought, word, action and omission) Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (my fault, my fault, my extreme fault)