G#m F# E G#m F# E
standing knee deep in cold water , swiftly moving , somehow i knew i’d lost something .
G#m F# E G#m F# E
wading waist deep i saw a book there in the river , waiting for me to find it there .
G#m F# E G#m F# E
i tried to read it , neck deep , treading water , but the tide , it pulled me out to sea .
G#m F# E
then , with water in my eyes , the words began to rise from their place .
G#m F# E
they were beautiful and dread; i reached for them and fed on each phrase .
G#m F# E
they were honey on my lips , but then a bitter twist in my side .
G#m F# E
i knew they’d lay me in my grave; “is there no one who can save me?” i cried .
sinking , down deep through cold water and heavy silence , shadows stirring in the gloom .
what things that lay sleeping down deep in the darkness woke then , to find me in that tomb?
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 a curse from my heart .
then like one receiving sight , i beheld a brilliant light in the dark .
G#m F# E G#m F# E
standing knee deep in cold water , swiftly moving , somehow i knew i’d lost something .
G#m F# E G#m F# E
wading waist deep i saw a book there in the river , waiting for me to find it there .
G#m F# E G#m F# E
i tried to read it , neck deep , treading water , but the tide , it pulled me out to sea .
G#m F# E
then , with water in my eyes , the words began to rise from their place .
G#m F# E
they were beautiful and dread; i reached for them and fed on each phrase .
G#m F# E
they were honey on my lips , but then a bitter twist in my side .
G#m F# E
i knew they’d lay me in my grave; “is there no one who can save me?” i cried .
sinking , down deep through cold water and heavy silence , shadows stirring in the gloom .
what things that lay sleeping down deep in the darkness woke then , to find me in that tomb?
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 a curse from my heart .
then like one receiving sight , i beheld a brilliant light in the dark .
