Flood of Guilt Lyrics — R.J. Sloane
A dark country song by R.J. Sloane about guilt, loss, and the weight of a mistake that can't be undone.
Some mistakes follow you for life. Not because the world won't let you forget — because you won't let yourself. This song doesn't resolve cleanly. The guilt doesn't lift. It rides shotgun on every mile — raw, haunting, and honest in the way that only dark country can be.
Inspired by J.J. Westin in The Rustler Hunter.
VERSE 1
I was just a dumb kid
Too blind to care
Stole from you Daddy's gift
Meant to keep you here
Jealous and unkind
Not the brother I shoulda been
Darkness my soul did bind
It cost you peace of mind
CHORUS
It's my fault you're gone
My selfishness, my pride
Guilt is the wind I can't outrun
The tears in Mama's eyes
It's all come undone
It's my fault you're gone
VERSE 2
Wish I'd known it then
What lay around the river's bend
Broken and hurting you cried
Too lost to watch your step
Slipped on the stone
Going under to your end
Salvation just a moment too late
My worst failure sealed your fate
CHORUS
It's my fault you're gone
My selfishness, my pride
Guilt is the wind I can't outrun
The tears in Mama's eyes
It's all come undone
It's my fault you're gone
BRIDGE
Now I ride alone
Bible my only companion
Wind in my face
Sun at my back
Always chasing
Always chased
Drowning in the flood of guilt
CHORUS
It's my fault you're gone
My selfishness, my pride
Guilt is the wind I can't outrun
The tears in Mama's eyes
It's all come undone
It's my fault you're gone
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