"Sail on, silvergirl/ Sail on by/ Your time has come to shine"

A flawed man, beloved by many. And the secret to that love, my brothers? Admission. Contrition. Humility. Repentance. For most of his life. Repentance. Accept it. Even of those sins we do not think of as our own. (If they own us, they are our own.) Recall what bell hooks says of patriarchy: that it "doesn't just negatively impact women's lives but men's as well."

Paul Simon wrote "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" (1969), and many have covered it. Gorgeously. Johnny Cash recorded it a year before his death, his body weak but his mind strong and his will resolute. When he starts into the third verse, that's our cue to listen. Really listen. Especially to its fifth line, to the return of Fiona Apple's silvery voice -- there to help the singer as he sings of the sailor he is sailing behind.

When you’re weary, feeling small,

When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I’m on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can’t be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you’re down and out
When you’re on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I’ll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on, silvergirl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I’m sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind