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Father Confessor |
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| Some people just have to tell you their secrets and not everyone wants to be a Father Confessor. Reference is made in this song to a Sin Eater and I’ve been asked several times what this refers to. In the old Welsh tradition the Sin Eater was hired at funerals where he would eat bread from atop the chest of a corpse, thereby taking on its sins, and freeing the deceased's soul to heaven. | ||
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You keep telling me that you've been cheating And you keep asking me what to do But you don't listen you just keep talking About the guilt and the trouble you're going through Don't want to be your father confessor Don't want to hear you moan Don't want to be your father confessor Anyway I've got these troubles of my own Now you're saying that you're sorry But I really think that you think you've done quite well Are you confessing or are you bragging Or do you just need some fool to tell I don't want to judge you though you keep on asking Anyway I've only heard your side In any case I'm not that bothered About whether you're honest or whether you've lied Don't want to be your sin eater Don't want the monkey off your back Don't want to be your father confessor Don't want to wear a cloak that's long and black |
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