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Holy Water

By JP Cooper

1,535 views Jul 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

JP Cooper's song 'Holy Water' reflects on personal struggles with sin and the desire for renewal. The lyrics describe moments of weakness, forgetting honesty and modesty, and seeking solace in temporary pleasures. The chorus speaks of washing hands in holy water like his father on a Sunday morning, symbolizing repentance and a fresh start. The song acknowledges repeated failures but emphasizes the grace of beginning again. It touches on themes of redemption, spiritual cleansing, and the ongoing battle between flesh and spirit, ultimately pointing to God's mercy and the hope of transformation.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Sometimes I'm my own worst enemy

Two paths stretching out in front of me

I'm walking the one less heavenly now

Sometimes I forget about honesty

Sometimes I forget about modesty

Days turn into months, I can't figure it out


But I'm grateful today for my dad, he'll show me the way


So I wash my hands in the holy water

Just like my father on a Sunday morning

Starting again, starting again

Far too many times I ignored the warning

'Cause sometimes falling is the sweetest feeling

I did it again, did it again


One step at a time, we go steadily (Go steadily)

Two step in the club is no remedy (No remedy)

Footstep in the sand, Lord carry me now


(Ooh, some days)

Some days I'll be searching in the bottle

(Ooh, some nights)

Some nights I'll be sinking to the bottom

(Ooh, some highs)

Some highs got me thinking I'll never come down

(I'll never come down)


So I wash my hands in the holy water

Just like my father on a Sunday morning

Starting again, starting again

(Far too many times)

Far too many times I ignored the warning

'Cause sometimes falling is the sweetest feeling

I did it again, did it again

(Did it again)


So I wash my hands in the holy water

Just like my father on a Sunday morning

(I'm starting again)

Starting again, starting again

Far too many times I ignored the warning

'Cause sometimes falling is the sweetest feeling

I did it again, did it again

(Oh, did it again)


So I wash my hands in the holy water

Just like my father on a Sunday morning

Starting again, starting again

(Oh, far too many times)

Far too many times, I ignored the warning

'Cause sometimes falling is the sweetest feeling

I did it again, did it again

(Yeah, yeah)


Far too many times

Far too many times, times

So I'm washing my hands

Did it again, again, again, again


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