There was blue green clay
On the banks that day
As we left the world behindIt was upstream then
Like it's upstream now
In this livelong outsideThere's a trestle across the water
Like my hands across that year
For a moment the green was mineAnd our footsteps worn
From years of rain
And it held my hand
Like it holds my nameAnd my childhood born
And the difference
I let the water wash away
The water washed awayI'm bruised and red
From the pain of rock
Stepping stones until I fallOh, like daggers when I land
A roman candle in my hand
Was a weapon to the outsideOh, I walked in my father's wake
I prayed for a God to take
The endlessness from those shoresAnd our footsteps worn
From years of rain
And he held my hand then
Like it holds my nameAnd my childhood born
And the difference
I let the water wash away
Let the water wash awayLet the water wash away
The water washed away
Let the water wash away
Let the water take it all, all awayNo sacred trails
Near the riverside left
To these other souls with no love or no hateNow they're bleeding this everything
Soiling the brilliant green
And I'm drowning for the water's sakeOur footsteps worn
From years of rain
And he held my hand
Like it holds my nameMy childhood born
And the difference
I let the water wash away
Let the water wash awayLet the water wash away
Let the water wash away
The water washed away
Washed it all, the water washed it all awayI let the water wash away
Let the water wash away
The water washed away
Washed it all, the water washed it all awayWashed it all away
The water washed away, away
The water washed away
And take it all away, all awayThere was blue green clay
On the banks that day
As we left the world behind