Dark Green Water

All things fade into dark green water down by the lake
 Mistakes were made and that's the heart of this pain
 But I'll rejoice, I won't give anything
 But forgiveness once you have the courage to explain
 I learned this phrase from my father
 He said "no perfection can ever bring joy"
 Or, "there's none without it"
 Like a life that has a start but no end
 All aspiring comes with equal consequence,
 like some things we abuse and the joys they prevent
 And I'll numb or stall all fall and pretend
 that dark water will cloak all our deepest intent
 I said, you got this heart from your Mother
 She bears all our suffering through the longest of years,
 too long lately, like a life that has a start but no end
 I fear flawless life in a pure sense.
 Hold on best I can to a place where:
 All things fade into dark green water down by the lake
 Mistakes were made and that's the heart of this pain
 But I'll reflect
 I won't ask anything but
 forgiveness once I have the courage to explain