Words in the Water

Lyrics

[verse] Standing knee deep in Cold water, swiftly moving Somehow I knew I'd lost something Wading waist deep I saw a book there in the river Waiting for me to find it there I tried to read it Neck deep, treading water The tide, it pulled me out to sea [Chorus] Then, with water in my eyes The words began to rise from their place They were beautiful and dread I reached for them and fed on each phrase They were honey on my lips But then a bitter twist in my side I knew they'd lay me in my grave "Is there no one who can save me?" I cried [verse] Sinking, down deep through Cold water and heavy silence Shadows stirring in the gloom What things lay sleeping Down deep in the darkness Woke then, to find me in that tomb? [Chorus] Then, with water in my eyes The words began to rise from their place They were beautiful and dread I reached for them and fed on each phrase They were honey on my lips But then a bitter twist in my side I knew they'd lay me in my grave "Is there no one who can save me?" I cried [Chorus 2] And when I lost all hope to look Someone took that heavy book from my hands All its weight they set aside After they had satisfied its demands I felt white and black reverse And the lifting of a curse from my heart Then like one receiving sight I beheld a brilliant light in the dark