May the world end before My bid of apologies The rain, oh the rain, wash it all away Heed my voice, my being so inane show me the path, light the darkened way Take me to where i belong and wash it all away Cover me, forest, guide my way to the rain Let me sleep on your mossy soil Away from the pain, it's all far behind, Buried again, so allow my soul, my spirit to be Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Risen from the coldest shore Of black soil I was born Out of the fatherless, freezing womb To this bleak life I was thrown Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain Cleansed by the rain