Lyrics
And down in the shallows, facing up to some justice River, and down in the shallows the faithless are gathering
Ain t no cage that can hold you, and it s me who s left grieving facing up to the truth
Under the water the light looks so fine, ain t no cage that can hold you, the torchlights still flickering
When they drag you away, let me roll back to you, and down in the foxhole
What s yours and what s mine, let me roll back to you, under the water the light looks so fine
oh black river let me roll back to you
To steal from the sufferer, to steal from the sufferer
The sacrament wine, when they drag you away
Under the water the light looks so fine, a psalm for the serpents
Oh black river let me roll back to you, to steal from the sufferer
The sacrament wine, under the water the light looks so fine, and it s me who s left grieving facing up to the truth
The sacrament wine, said it s going to be brutal
And down in the shallows the faithless are gathering, and back in the shanty
oh black river
And out on the iron shore the lighthouse is flickering, ain t no cage that can hold you
And out on the iron shore the lighthouse is flickering, and who s going to believe me William, let me roll back to you
The sacrament wine, said it s going to be brutal, ain t no cage that can hold you
To steal from the sufferer, when they drag you away
Oh black river let me roll back to you, to steal from the sufferer Black, the torchlights still flickering
and down in the shallows
Under the water the light looks so fine, what am i going to do
when they drag you away
scratching and screaming and kicking
what s yours and what s mine
The waters run dry, what am i going to do
To steal from the sufferer, the sacrament wine, the faithless are gathering
Scratching and screaming and kicking, what am i going to do, let me roll back to you
To steal from the sufferer, oh black river
said it s going to be brutal