In “Wash” J Appiah is coming to terms with the loss of his father, although he never knew the man. Appiah explains that it’s a bittersweet meditation on the ‘what-ifs’ in life, with heart-stopping realness.
[Verse 1]
Tell me when you've overcome
I'll stop talking when I'm done
Tell me that you tried your best, yeah
But your best weren't good enough
[Chorus]
You wash all my sins away
You wash all my sins away
[Verse 2]
The less I smell the more you talk
The more you speak the more I walk
I made myself a happy [?]
I decide you're what I want
[Chorus]
You wash all my sins away (you wash all my sins away, yeah)
You wash all my sins away (you wash all my sins away, uh)
You wash all my sins away (you wash all my sins away, away-yeah)
You wash all my sins away (You wash all my sins away, uh)
[Outro]
Tell me when you've overcome (tell me when you've overcome)
I'll stop talking when I'm done (I'll stop talking when I'm done)
Tell me that you tried your best (tell me that you tried your best)
But your best weren't good enough (bbut your best weren't good enoug)