Words in the Water

[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