Lay me down in the black river. I will sink just like a stone, For the fire that consumes me It has burned me to the bone. Roaring golden all around me There’s a burning on the banks. To the water down below me Dark and easy is my thanks. I ran, ran, ran, now I rest my head Way down here on the riverbed. You can run, run, run, far away from me But I’ll come back to you someday. When I come to find you, darling, I will wear wet weeds and stones. And the mud that rides upon me Hides the gleaming of my bones. With a thousand sunken angels From the water I will rise With my teeth and hair in tangles And the moonlight for my eyes. I ran, ran, ran, now I rest my head Way down here on the riverbed. You can run, run, run, far away from me But I’ll come back to you someday. Lay me down in the black river. I will sink just like a stone, For the fire that consumes me It has burned me to the bone. When I find you I will take you In the cradle of my bones. We will go to the black river To the place that is my home.